appose (redirected from apposes)

ap·pose  (-pz)

tr.v. ap·posed, ap·pos·ing, ap·pos·es

To place in proximity; juxtapose.

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[Probably ad- + -pose (as in compose).]

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appose [əˈpəʊz]

vb (tr)

1. to place side by side or near to each other

2. (usually foll by to) to place (something) near or against another thing

[from Old French apposer, from poser to put, from Latin pōnere]

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

appose - place side by side or in close proximity lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"