juxtapose (redirected from juxtaposes)

jux·ta·pose  (jkst-pz)

tr.v. jux·ta·posed, jux·ta·pos·ing, jux·ta·pos·es

To place side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.

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[French juxtaposer : Latin ixt, close by; see yeug- in Indo-European roots + French poser, to place (from Old French; see pose¹).]

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juxtapose [ˌdʒʌkstəˈpəʊz]

vb

(tr) to place close together or side by side

[back formation from juxtaposition, from Latin juxta next to + position]

juxtaposition  n

juxtapositional  adj

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

juxtapose - place side by side; "The fauvists juxtaposed strong colors" 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"

Translations

juxtapose [ˈdʒʌkstəpəʊz] VT → yuxtaponer

juxtapose [ˌdʒʌkstəˈpəʊz] vt → juxtaposer

juxtapose

vt → nebeneinanderstellen; ideas also → gegeneinanderhalten; colours → nebeneinandersetzen

juxtapose [ˌdʒʌkstəˈpəʊz] vt → giustapporre

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juxtapose [ˌdʒʌkstəˈpəʊz] vt → giustapporre