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

Related terms

• postmodifier

See also

• postprocess (verb)
• preprocess (verb)