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      postpone
      verb
      To delay or put off an event, appointment, etc.
      (obsolete) To place after in order; to deem less important.
      Roots
      postpost- · Latin · after, behindponere-pon · Latin · place, put
      Synonyms for postpone
      defervproroguevshelvevdelaynadjournvsuspendvprotractvtemporizevprolongvwaivev
      Words related to postpone
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      The word postpone breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: post-, from Latin post (“after, behind”); and -pon, from Latin ponere (“place, put”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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