1. (v. t.) 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.

2. (v. t.) To place after, behind, or below something, in respect to precedence, preference, value, or importance.

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