appose

[ uh-pohz ]

verb (used with object)

, ap·posed, ap·pos·ing.

1. to place side by side, as two things; place next to; juxtapose.
2. to put or apply (one thing) to or near to another.

appose

/ əˈpəʊz /

verb

1. to place side by side or near to each other
2. usually foll by to to place (something) near or against another thing

Other Words From

• ap·posa·bili·ty noun
• ap·posa·ble adjective
• ap·poser noun
• nonap·posa·ble adjective
• unap·posa·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of appose¹

1585–95; by analogy with compose, propose, etc. < Latin appōnere to place near, set alongside, equivalent to ap- ap- ¹ + pōnere to place

Word History and Origins

Origin of appose¹

C16: from Old French apposer, from poser to put, from Latin pōnere

Example Sentences

Nowe ye appose me, kepe the cmaundementes quod he, that is a payne in dede.Cannius.

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I 'appose it's one of the hard things big peoples has to learn.

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