posticipate

English

Etymology

From the Latin verb posticipare, composed of post (“later, after”) + cipare (“as in cipere, to take part”).

Verb

posticipate (third-person singular simple present posticipates, present participle posticipating, simple past and past participle posticipated)

1. (intransitive) To do something later, when the time has come.

Synonyms

• Synonym: postpone

Italian

Etymology 1

Adjective

posticipate

1. feminine plural of posticipato

Participle

posticipate f pl

1. feminine plural of posticipato

Etymology 2

Verb

posticipate

1. inflection of posticipare:
   1. second-person plural present indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

Anagrams

• capostipite, scoppiettai