postmodify

English

Alternative forms

  • post-modify

Etymology

From post- +‎ modify.

Verb

postmodify (third-person singular simple present postmodifies, present participle postmodifying, simple past and past participle postmodified)

  1. (grammar) To modify or qualify the previous word or phrase.
    Antonym: premodify
    postmodifying phrase
    postmodifying clause

See also

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