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to juxtapose

to juxtapose

16 9.0
To put two things next to each other to compare them
  • verb
  • /ˌdʒʌkstəˈpoʊz/
: yuxtaponer
  • Two different worlds juxtaposed: men in spacesuits and a man in a loincloth.
  • juxtapose two
  • juxtaposes scenes
  • narratives that juxtapose

So that paragraph alone kind of juxtaposes the two sides, right?

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Examples

  • To illustrate this point, the Photoplay article juxtaposed two very different photographs of Norma Shearer.

    Academic text (2017)

  • Space can also be suggested by juxtaposing oncoming warm colors with introverted cool ones.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • If you want to show how Rome has grown over time, you have to juxtapose situations.

    MIT OpenCourseWare

  • I'm going to speak about corruption, but I would like to juxtapose two different things.

  • In summarizing, it is important to juxtapose the major findings of this study.

    Academic text (2015)

  • In contrast, many representations of stories in classical art juxtapose episodes that did not occur next to each other.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Well, I think Dead Letters is one of most important early episodes of Millennium because it juxtaposes Jim Horn with Frank Black.

    Millennium After the Millennium (2019)

  • All are man-made objects whose presence is juxtaposed with the natural surroundings.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • Their leaps and twirls are juxtaposed against the persistent rhythm of the band's marches.

    Academic text (1993)

  • To understand the beauty of the painting, it helps to juxtapose it with a similar work from a different artist.

Synonyms

to counterpose
vsto juxtapose
1 7.9

To put one thing next to another to show contrast

places things side by side mainly for comparison rather than strong opposition

How Close

to juxtapose
16 9.0
to appose
1 9.4
to abut
7 6.9
to set apart
60 3.9

Surface Forms

juxtapose infinitive
juxtaposed past
juxtaposed past participle
juxtaposing present participle
juxtaposes third person singular

Morphology

juxtapose = pose (semi-transparent) = juxta + pose

The verb is analyzable as 'juxta-' (near) + 'pose' (place), but 'juxta-' is a less familiar Latin combining form for average learners.

Etymology

The word juxtapose comes from two parts: juxta meaning 'next to' and pose meaning 'place'. So, to juxtapose is to put two things side by side, often to compare them.