put back

reponer, devolver, poner en su sitio, regresar, reingresar, restablecer, retornar, volver a colocar, volver a poner

1 [replace] volver a poner en su sitio.
2 [postpone] aplazar.
3 [clock, watch] atrasar.

Ex: The spiral begins its downward swirl very early in life when a child has difficulty learning to read since this puts him back in his other school work.

(v.) = retrasar
Ex: The spiral begins its downward swirl very early in life when a child has difficulty learning to read since this puts him back in his other school work.