/pree pohz"/ , v.t., preposed, preposing . Gram.
to place (a grammatical form) before a related grammatical form: The adverb "out" of "put the light out" is preposed in "put out the light."
[ 1655-65; prob. back formation from PREPOSITION 1 ; cf. obs. prepose to set over preposer; see PRE-, POSE 1 ]