postpone
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postpone/pəˈspəʊn/
▶verb arrange for (something) to take place at a time later than that first scheduled.
– derivatives
postponable adjective,
postponement noun,
postponer noun.
postponable adjective,
postponement noun,
postponer noun.
– origin C15: from L. postponere, from post ‘after’ + ponere ‘to place’.
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