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posticipate

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To do something later, when the time has come.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: postpone

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From the Latin verb posticipare, composed of post (“later, after”) + cipare (“as in cipere, to take part”).