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Place before, grammatically
Answer for the clue "Place before, grammatically ", 7 letters:
prepose
Word definitions for prepose in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. (context transitive obsolete English) To place or set before; to prefix.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
v. place before another constituent in the sentence; "English proposes the adpositions; Japanese postposes them"
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Prepose \Pre*pose"\, v. t. [F. pr['e]poser; pref. pr['e]- (L. prae before) + poser. See Pose .] To place or set before; to prefix. [Obs.] --Fuller.
Usage examples of prepose.
For he followed not the example of those strong poets whom I preposed to him as a pattern, but formed versification of a flimsy and modern texture, to the compounding whereof was necessary small pains and less thought.
For he followed not the example of those strong poets whom I preposed to him as a pattern, but formed versification of a flimsy and modern texture, to the compounding whereof was necessary small pains and less thought.