posticipate Meaning & Definition
What Does Posticipate Mean?
Posticipate is used as a verb meaning To refer back to (an earlier event, moment etc.), to come later in time than (something); to succeed. Opposed to anticipate.
Posticipate Definition (Verb)
- To refer back to (an earlier event, moment etc.), to come later in time than (something); to succeed. Opposed to anticipate.
Synonyms of Posticipate
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Posticipate synonyms and antonyms →Word Forms & Grammar
posticipate (third-person singular simple present posticipates, present participle posticipating, simple past and past participle posticipated)
Origin of Posticipate
From Latin posticipō, composed of post (“later, after”) + capiō (“to take”). May also be influenced by Italian posticipàre.