contrapose

[ kon-truh-pohz ]

/ ˈkɒn trəˌpoʊz /

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verb (used with object), con·tra·posed, con·tra·pos·ing.

to place in contraposition.

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Origin of contrapose

1610–20; back formation from contraposed<Latin contrāpositus, past participle of contrāpōnere to place against, with -ed² for Latin -itus past participle suffix

Words nearby contrapose

contralto, contranym, contraoctave, contraorbital, contraplete, contrapose, contraposition, contrapositive, contrapposto, contraption, contrapuntal