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prepose

  • /pɹiːˈpəʊz/

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Borrowed from French préposer; prefix pré- (Latin prae before) with poser. See pose.

verb preposes · preposing · preposed · præpose

  1. transitive 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.

    Opposite: postpose

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@misc{prepose_2026,
  title = {prepose},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/prepose},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}