juxtapose

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to place side by side

   The fauvists juxtaposed strong colors.

2. 2
   verb

   To place side by side, especially for contrast or comparison.

   The artist used contrasting colors to juxtapose light and dark.

Borrowed from French juxtaposer, corresponding to juxta- + pose, derived from Latin iuxtā (“near, next to”) + pōnō (“place”).

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