Extraposes

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Rearranges a part of a sentence so that it appears later than usual to highlight or clarify it
2. Places an element of a phrase away from its usual position to stress or make the sentence clearer
3. Shifts a component of a sentence forward to emphasize it or simplify the sentence structure

Etymology: "Extraposes" is the third-person singular present form of "extrapose," a verb built from the Latin prefix "extra-," meaning "outside" or "beyond," and "pose," from Latin "ponere," "to place." Put together, the verb literally means "to place outside," and in grammar it describes moving a phrase or clause to the end of a sentence, out of its usual position. The classic case is taking a subject like "that she left early" in "That she left early surprised everyone," and placing it at the end, as in "It surprised everyone that she left early." The "pose" element is the same Latin root that gives English "compose," "expose," and "position," so the word belongs to a family of verbs all built around the idea of placing something. Because "extrapose" was formed by adding "extra-" to an existing word, it is a modern technical coinage from linguistic terminology rather than an ancient or inherited term.

Synonyms: extends, projects, infers, deduces, draws

Antonyms: restricts, limits, narrows, confines, constrains