juxtapose
[juhk-stuh-pohz, juhk-stuh-pohz]
- to place close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
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Origin of juxtapose
First recorded in 1850–55; back formation from juxtaposition
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Examples from the Web for juxtaposed
Contemporary Examples
This metaphor raises a lot of questions when juxtaposed with the rest of the lyrics of the song.
And at Waddesdon Manor last year, items were placed in certain places, juxtaposed with objects that look entirely different.
And, while there are many startlingly violent scenes, they are juxtaposed with beauteous ones.
‘12 Years a Slave,’ Starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Michael Fassbender, Is MesmerizingMarlow Stern
August 31, 2013
It is against their wholeness that the incomplete impressions of the recent past or present are juxtaposed.
He also noted that vintage detail, when juxtaposed with an otherwise modern world, “enhances the weirdness of their relationship.”
Historical Examples
When colours are juxtaposed, they become influenced as to their hue.
Principles of Decorative DesignChristopher Dresser
Orlando and Adam, ill-fortune and good luck, are juxtaposed.
Tieck's Essay on the Boydell Shakspere GalleryGeorge Henry Danton
In other words, they are not superposed, as in the human species, but juxtaposed.
Artistic Anatomy of Animalsdouard Cuyer
The most free and ruddy and brave of his pages are juxtaposed with some of the most soft and timid.
Musical PortraitsPaul Rosenfeld
If things may be juxtaposed they can be compared; if not, the comparison is bound to be bad.
Criminal PsychologyHans Gross
juxtapose
- (tr) to place close together or side by side
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Word Origin
C19: back formation from juxtaposition, from Latin juxta next to + position
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Word Origin and History for juxtaposed
juxtapose
v.
1851, from French juxtaposer (1835), from Latin iuxta (see juxtaposition) + French poser (see pose (v.1)). Related: Juxtaposed; juxtaposing.
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