prepose
/pɹiːˈpəʊz/
prepose verb: to place or set (something) before; to prefix.
Verb
prepose (third-person singular simple present preposes, present participle preposing, simple past and past participle preposed)
- To place or set (something) before; to prefix.
- It vvere preſumption in me to diſturb this method of [listing the] Maſters, agreed on my Dr. Caius, Mʳ. Parker and others. Othervviſe I vvould prepoſe Millington (firſt Provoſt aftervvards of Kings in the reign of King Henry the ſixth) before VVilflete Maſter under King Richard the third.1655, Thomas Fuller, “Section II”, in The History of the University of Cambridge, since the Conquest, [London]: [[…] Iohn Williams […]], →OCLC, paragraph 41, page 38
- Antonyms:
- postpose
Antonyms of prepose
Forms of prepose
| third-person singular present | preposes |
|---|---|
| present participle | preposing |
| past participle | preposed |
| past | preposed |
| alternative form | præpose |
Origin of prepose
Borrowed from French préposer; prefix pré- (Latin prae before) with poser. See pose.
Words that rhyme with prepose
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- interpose
- propose
- gloze
- oppose
- disclose
- foreclose
- prose
- snows
- turn up one's nose
- unclose
- adipose
- appose
- arose
- chose
- counterpose
- croze
- decompose
- doze
- enclose
- froze
- hoes
- knows
- adoze
- apollos
- beaus
- beprose
- blows
- bose
- bros
- châteaux
- cloze
- coze
- crows
- does
- dos
- doughs
- fallows
- fellows
- flows
- foes
- follows
- foredispose
- frows
- glows
- goes
- grows
- hard-nose
- hollows
Questions about prepose
- What does prepose mean?
- Prepose means to place or set (something) before; to prefix.
- What part of speech is prepose?
- Prepose is a verb.
- How do you pronounce prepose?
- Prepose is pronounced /pɹiːˈpəʊz/.
- What is the past tense of prepose?
- The past tense of prepose is preposed.
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