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ap⋅pose

  [uh-pohz]
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–verb (used with object), -posed, -pos⋅ing.
1. to place side by side, as two things; place next to; juxtapose.
2. to put or apply (one thing) to or near to another.
Origin:
1585–95; by analogy with compose, propose, etc. < L appōnere to place near, set alongside, equiv. to ap- ap- 1 + pōnere to place

Related forms:
ap⋅pos⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
ap⋅pos⋅a⋅ble, adjective
ap⋅pos⋅er, noun
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Main Entry: ap·pos·able
Pronunciation: a-'pO-z&-b&l
Function: adjective
: OPPOSABLE apposable thumb, they could never create artifacts —Stanley Kubrick> —ap·pos·abil·i·ty /-"pO-z&-'bil-&t-E/ noun plural -ties
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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