juxtapose

American  

[juhk-stuh-pohz, juhk-stuh-pohz] / ˈdʒʌk stəˌpoʊz, ˌdʒʌk stəˈpoʊz /

verb (used with object)

juxtaposed, juxtaposing

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.

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juxtapose British  

/ ˌdʒʌkstəˈpəʊz /

verb

1. (tr) to place close together or side by side

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Other Word Forms

• juxtaposition noun
• juxtapositional adjective

Etymology

Origin of juxtapose

First recorded in 1850–55; back formation from juxtaposition

Example Sentences

The campaign juxtaposes such wild, clearly AI-created images with real photography of fit people under the theme “Question Everything But Yourself.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Piller juxtaposes opals, garnets and pearls with less conventional materials such as tile fragments, snakeskin, bits of lava from a trip to Iceland, and bullet casings, all bound together with strips of leather or vinyl.

From Los Angeles Times

The effect of the metanarrative is to juxtapose Byron’s violent passions with the careful, repressed behavior of one who hoped to capture him in literature.

From The Wall Street Journal

In many ways, they are fundamentally juxtaposed to each other.

From Salon

The wily old fox, his patter and his influence has juxtaposed a disconnect between the board and the stands.

From BBC