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  1. 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. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. To place after, behind, or below something, in respect to precedence, preference, value, or importance. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. hold back to a later time Source: wordnet
  4. 4. 1. 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. His praise postponed, and never to be paid. Cowper. 2. To place after, behind, or below something, in respect to precedence, preference, value, or importance. All other considerations should give way and be postponed to this. Locke. Syn. -- To adjourn; defer; delay; procrastinate. Source: webster
  5. 5. v:100 v. hold back to a later time Source: ecdict

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