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View synonyms for juxtapose

juxtapose

[ juhk-stuh-pohz, juhk-stuh-pohz ]

verb (used with object)

, jux·ta·posed, jux·ta·pos·ing.
  1. to place close together or side by side, especially with an arresting or surprising effect, or in a way that invites comparison or contrast.


juxtapose

/ ˌdʒʌkstəˈpəʊz /

verb

  1. tr to place close together or side by side


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Derived Forms

  • ˌjuxtapoˈsitional, adjective
  • ˌjuxtapoˈsition, noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of juxtapose1

First recorded in 1850–55; back formation from juxtaposition

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Word History and Origins

Origin of juxtapose1

C19: back formation from juxtaposition, from Latin juxta next to + position

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Example Sentences

While his 2007 study of Frederick Douglass and Lincoln, “The Radical and the Republican,” juxtaposed Douglass the crusading reformer with Lincoln the cautious politician, this volume foregrounds the commonalities between the two men.

Most of Mougne’s pieces are made of metal and juxtapose sturdiness and delicacy.

In one video, Colorado State University atmospheric scientist Melissa Burt narrates a montage of images of her 4-year-old daughter Mia, juxtaposed with footage of a hurricane.

In her Blacksburg home, the designer upholstered a chair in the fabric and juxtaposed it with an animal-print wool rug and two sofas covered in a medium-scale geometric pattern.

Gardeners do this for the lingering ornamental effect of seed heads and stems, and to provide insect shelter, but this winter, the look provides the odd sensation of juxtaposing last year’s growth cycles with unseasonable new growth.

The premiere attempts to juxtapose the good and the bad of heterosexual male online daters.

We need to confront the relentless desire for more and juxtapose to that the world as it is.

Associated words: apposition, juxtaposition, juxtapose, juxtaposit.

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