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postmodify

postmodify verb: to modify or qualify the previous word or phrase.

Verb

postmodify (third-person singular simple present postmodifies, present participle postmodifying, simple past and past participle postmodified)

  1. To modify or qualify the previous word or phrase.
    • postmodifying phrase
    • postmodifying clause
    Antonyms:
    premodify

Antonyms of postmodify

Forms of postmodify

third-person singular presentpostmodifies
present participlepostmodifying
past participlepostmodified
pastpostmodified
alternative formpost-modify

Origin of postmodify

From post- + modify.

Questions about postmodify

What does postmodify mean?
Postmodify means to modify or qualify the previous word or phrase.
What part of speech is postmodify?
Postmodify is a verb.
What is the past tense of postmodify?
The past tense of postmodify is postmodified.

Words near postmodify in the dictionary

  1. postmodifications
  2. postmodified
  3. postmodifier
  4. postmodifiers
  5. postmodifies
  6. postmodify
  7. postmodifying
  8. postmolar
  9. postmolt
  10. postmonarchic
  11. postmoney

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