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jux·ta·pose

 (jŭk′stə-pōz′)
tr.v. jux·ta·posed, jux·ta·pos·ing, jux·ta·pos·es
To place side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
[French juxtaposer : Latin iūxtā, close by; see yeug- in Indo-European roots + French poser, to place (from Old French; see pose1).]
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juxtapose

(ˌdʒʌkstəˈpəʊz)
vb
(tr) to place close together or side by side
[C19: back formation from juxtaposition, from Latin juxta next to + position]
ˌjuxtapoˈsition n
ˌjuxtapoˈsitional adj
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jux•ta•pose

(ˈdʒʌk stəˌpoʊz, ˌdʒʌk stəˈpoʊz)

v.t. -posed, -pos•ing.
to place close together or side by side, esp. for comparison or contrast.
[1850–55; back formation from juxtaposition]
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juxtapose


Past participle: juxtaposed
Gerund: juxtaposing

Imperative
juxtapose
juxtapose
Present
I juxtapose
you juxtapose
he/she/it juxtaposes
we juxtapose
you juxtapose
they juxtapose
Preterite
I juxtaposed
you juxtaposed
he/she/it juxtaposed
we juxtaposed
you juxtaposed
they juxtaposed
Present Continuous
I am juxtaposing
you are juxtaposing
he/she/it is juxtaposing
we are juxtaposing
you are juxtaposing
they are juxtaposing
Present Perfect
I have juxtaposed
you have juxtaposed
he/she/it has juxtaposed
we have juxtaposed
you have juxtaposed
they have juxtaposed
Past Continuous
I was juxtaposing
you were juxtaposing
he/she/it was juxtaposing
we were juxtaposing
you were juxtaposing
they were juxtaposing
Past Perfect
I had juxtaposed
you had juxtaposed
he/she/it had juxtaposed
we had juxtaposed
you had juxtaposed
they had juxtaposed
Future
I will juxtapose
you will juxtapose
he/she/it will juxtapose
we will juxtapose
you will juxtapose
they will juxtapose
Future Perfect
I will have juxtaposed
you will have juxtaposed
he/she/it will have juxtaposed
we will have juxtaposed
you will have juxtaposed
they will have juxtaposed
Future Continuous
I will be juxtaposing
you will be juxtaposing
he/she/it will be juxtaposing
we will be juxtaposing
you will be juxtaposing
they will be juxtaposing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been juxtaposing
you have been juxtaposing
he/she/it has been juxtaposing
we have been juxtaposing
you have been juxtaposing
they have been juxtaposing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been juxtaposing
you will have been juxtaposing
he/she/it will have been juxtaposing
we will have been juxtaposing
you will have been juxtaposing
they will have been juxtaposing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been juxtaposing
you had been juxtaposing
he/she/it had been juxtaposing
we had been juxtaposing
you had been juxtaposing
they had been juxtaposing
Conditional
I would juxtapose
you would juxtapose
he/she/it would juxtapose
we would juxtapose
you would juxtapose
they would juxtapose
Past Conditional
I would have juxtaposed
you would have juxtaposed
he/she/it would have juxtaposed
we would have juxtaposed
you would have juxtaposed
they would have juxtaposed
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.juxtapose - place side by side; "The fauvists juxtaposed strong colors"
lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
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Translations
jämföra

juxtapose

[ˈdʒʌkstəpəʊz] VT → yuxtaponer
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

juxtapose

[ˌdʒʌkstəˈpəʊz] vt → juxtaposer
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

juxtapose

vt → nebeneinanderstellen; ideas also → gegeneinanderhalten; colours → nebeneinandersetzen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

juxtapose

[ˌdʒʌkstəˈpəʊz] vt → giustapporre
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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