jux·ta·pose
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Audio Help [juhk-stuh-pohz, juhk-stuh-pohz] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object), -posed, -pos·ing.
| to place close together or side by side, esp. for comparison or contrast. |
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juxtapose
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tr.v. jux·ta·posed, jux·ta·pos·ing, jux·ta·pos·es To place side by side, especially for comparison or contrast. [French juxtaposer : Latin iūxtā, close by; see yeug- in Indo-European roots + French poser, to place (from Old French; see pose1).] |
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| juxtapose | |
verb | |
| place side by side; "The fauvists juxtaposed strong colors" |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
Juxtapose
Jux`ta*pose"\, v. t. [Cf. Juxtaposit, Pose.] To place in juxtaposition. --Huxley.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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