appose

American  

[uh-pohz] / əˈpoʊz /

verb (used with object)

apposed, apposing

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.

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appose British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• nonapposable
  adjective
• apposer
  noun
• apposable
  adjective
• apposability
  noun
• unapposable
  adjective

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