appose
Americanverb (used with object)
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to place side by side, as two things; place next to; juxtapose.
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to put or apply (one thing) to or near to another.
verb
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to place side by side or near to each other
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(usually foll by to) to place (something) near or against another thing
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of appose
1585–95; by analogy with compose, propose, etc. < Latin appōnere to place near, set alongside, equivalent to ap- ap- 1 + pōnere to place
Example Sentences
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Last week, as the bandages came off after a minor operation, Terry could appose his thumb well enough to hold his fork in his left hand.
From Time Magazine Archive
Nowe ye appose me, kepe the c�maundementes quod he, that is a payne in dede.
From Two Dyaloges (c. 1549) by Erasmus, Desiderius
"Ristampa del Testo di Crusca procurata da B. Gamba il quale vi appose piccole note a pie di pagina."
From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Yule, Henry
In a will of James I.'s reign, the curate of a parish is to appose the children of a charity-school.
From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 9 by Various
The nymph herself did then appose, For food and beverage, to him all best meat.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
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