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If the prefix post- means “after,” what does postpone mean?


to hold after

to drive after

to place after

to send after



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cangulo2

to place after

The literal translation from the latin postponere means, "after" + "to place"

michell96

The correct answer is C. To place after

Explanation:

In language, the meaning of words mainly depends on the parts that compose a word which is usually a root word or basic form of a word and a prefix and/ or a suffix which refers to letters or syllables places before or after the root word. In the case of the word "postpone" this word contains the root word "-pon-" that derives from Latin and means to place or to put and the prefix "post" that also derives from Latin and means after. Therefore, in the case of the word "postpone" the meaning of it suggested by the root word of this word and the prefix "post-" is to place after.