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appose

[ uh-pohz ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

, ap·posed, ap·pos·ing.

appose

/ əˈpəʊz /

Origin of appose¹

1585–95; by analogy with compose, propose, etc. < Latin appōnere to place near, set alongside, equivalent to ap- ap- ¹ + pōnere to place

Origin of appose¹

C16: from Old French apposer, from poser to put, from Latin pōnere

Nowe ye appose me, kepe the cmaundementes quod he, that is a payne in dede.Cannius.

I 'appose it's one of the hard things big peoples has to learn.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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