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prepone

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • India: /ˈpriːˌpoːn/
  • India: /ˈpriː.pɒn/
  • General-American: /ˌpriˈpoʊn/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌpriːˈpəʊn/
  • rhymes with -əʊn

1

verb

Meaning 1

To reschedule to a time earlier than the current scheduled time.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: India, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: advance, bring forward, hasten, antedate, expedite, move up

Antonyms: postpone

2

verb

Meaning 2

To place or set (something) before.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, rare, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: prefix, prepose

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Blend of pre- + postpone, 1913.

From Latin praepōnō.