verb
To place after; to cause to follow; to treat as less important. In later use also: (Grammar) = "postpose".
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Owen Felltham (?1602–1668), essayist and poet. From post- + posit, originally after classical Latin postposit-, past participial stem of postpōnere postpone.
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