PREPOSE

prepose

(verb) place before another constituent in the sentence; “English preposes the adpositions; Japanese postposes them”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

prepose (third-person singular simple present preposes, present participle preposing, simple past and past participle preposed)

(transitive) To place or set before; to prefix.

Coordinate terms

• postpose

Source: Wiktionary


Pre*pose", v. t. Etym: [F. préposer; pref. pré- (L. prae before) + poser. See Pose.]

Definition: To place or set before; to prefix. [Obs.] Fuller.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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