appose

American

[uh-pohz] / əˈpoʊz /

verb (used with object)

apposed, apposing

to place side by side, as two things; place next to; juxtapose.
to put or apply (one thing) to or near to another.

appose British

/ əˈpəʊz /

verb

to place side by side or near to each other
(usually foll by to) to place (something) near or against another thing

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Other Word Forms

apposability noun
apposable adjective
apposer noun
nonapposable adjective
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

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