counterpose
Americanverb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of counterpose
Example Sentences
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Early users of the term often counterpose it against aristocracy.
From The Guardian • Apr. 18, 2018
But MacBird's basic flaw is that Playwright Garson is a frivolous, scattershot satirist who has no moral vision of her own to counterpose whatever might be regarded as evil in her characters.
From Time Magazine Archive
To the fighting "Holy Alliances" of the governments, we counterpose the brotherhood of the free spirits of the world!
From The Forerunners by Rolland, Romain
Things are what we in our own thought counterpose to ourselves who think them.
From The Reform of Education by Gentile, Giovanni
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