Definition of Prepose

1. Verb. Place before another constituent in the sentence. "English preposes the adpositions; Japanese postposes them"

Generic synonyms: Lay, Place, Pose, Position, Put, Set
Derivative terms: Preposition

Definition of Prepose

1. v. t. To place or set before; to prefix.

Definition of Prepose

1. Verb. (transitive, obsolete) To place or set before; to prefix. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Prepose

1. to place a word before another [v PREPOSED, PREPOSING, PREPOSES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Prepose

preponderence
prepone
preponed
preponement
prepones
preponing
prepopulate
prepopulated
prepopulates
prepopulating
prepopulist
preportion
preportioned
preportioning
preportions
prepose (current term)
preposed
preposes
preposing
preposition
preposition of place
prepositional
prepositional article
prepositional case
prepositional cases
prepositional object
prepositional phrase
prepositional phrases
prepositional pronoun
prepositional pronouns

Literary usage of Prepose

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Canada Law Journal by Law Society of Upper Canada, William S. Hein & Company, Canadian Bar Association (1904)
"... relation of Commettant and prepose within the meaning of this article. From an examination of the authorities the conclusion was arrived at, that, ..."

2. Reports of Cases Heard and Determined by the Judicial Committee and the by Great Britain Privy Council. Judicial Committee (1866)
"And acw ingly we think that, subject to the qualification IE after to be mentioned, the word " prepose" in t Article means substantially a person who stands ..."

3. The Law Reports. Privy Council Appeals: Cases Heard and Determined by the by Herbert Cowell, Edmund F. Moore, Great Britain Parliament. House of Lords (1867)
"The Respondent contended that the Appellant and the men he employed stood in the relation of Commettant and prepose within the meaning of this Article. ..."

4. Collections of the Maine Historical Society by Maine Historical Society (1916)
"... Speaker We hereby prepose to secure to the settlers below the mouth of the River ... and we prepose to Defend the ..."

5. The Jurisprudence of the Privy Council: Containing a Digest of All the by Jean Joseph Beauchamp, Great Britain Privy Council (1891)
"prepose" in article 1384, means a person who stands in the same relation to ... the negligence of the prepose, the latter must be acting " sous les ordres, ..."

6. Chapters on the law relating to the colonies: To which is Appended a Topical by Charles James Tarring (1882)
"1384—Responsibility of com- mettant for negligence of prepose—Meaning of prepose—Liability for fire caused by working of labourers clearing land. ..."

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