Search for crossword answers and clues
Postponed
Answer for the clue "Postponed ", 8 letters:
respited
Word definitions for respited in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: respite )
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Respite \Res"pite\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Respited ; p. pr. & vb. n. Respiting .] [OF. respiter, LL. respectare. See Respite , n.] To give or grant a respite to. Specifically: To delay or postpone; to put off. To keep back from execution; to reprieve. Forty ...
Usage examples of respited.
She no longer beheld Theodore as one respited from death, but took leave of him with a mournful pre-sentiment that she should see him no more.
He was condemned to die on the Monday following, but was afterwards respited for a few days longer.