postpone :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

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Verbs (8)

table, set back, remit, put off, defer, hold over, shelve, put over

v. hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam"

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Fuzzynyms (18)

temporize

v. draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; "The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote"

lounge, loaf, lurk, mill about, mill around, tarry, linger, footle, loiter, lollygag, lallygag, be about, mess about, hang around

v. be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"

stamp, pigeonhole, stereotype

v. treat or classify according to a mental stereotype; "I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European"

Synonyms (3)

hold, keep, maintain

v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"

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postpone

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