v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Postponed p. pr. & vb. n. Postponing. ] [ L. postponere, postpositum; post after + ponere to place, put. See Post-, and Position. ] 1. To defer to a future or later time; to put off; also, to cause to be deferred or put off; to delay; to adjourn; as, to postpone the consideration of a bill to the following day, or indefinitely. [ 1913 Webster ]
His praise postponed, and never to be paid. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. To place after, behind, or below something, in respect to precedence, preference, value, or importance. [ 1913 Webster ]
All other considerations should give way and be postponed to this. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]
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