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Definition of Postpone
1. Verb. Hold back to a later time. "Let's postpone the exam"
Exact synonyms: Defer, Hold Over, Prorogue, Put Off, Put Over, Remit, Set Back, Shelve, Table
Entails: Reschedule, Call Off, Cancel, Scratch, Scrub
Generic synonyms: Delay
Specialized synonyms: Call, Hold, Suspend, Probate, Reprieve, Respite
Derivative terms: Deferment, Deferral, Postponement, Postponer, Prorogation, Putoff, Shelver
Entails: Reschedule, Call Off, Cancel, Scratch, Scrub
Generic synonyms: Delay
Specialized synonyms: Call, Hold, Suspend, Probate, Reprieve, Respite
Derivative terms: Deferment, Deferral, Postponement, Postponer, Prorogation, Putoff, Shelver
Definition of Postpone
1. v. t. To defer to a future or later time; to put off; also, to cause to be deferred or put off; to delay; to adjourn; as, to postpone the consideration of a bill to the following day, or indefinitely.
Definition of Postpone
1. to put off to a future time [v -PONED, -PONING, -PONES]