juxtapose
verb /ˌdʒʌkstəˈpəʊz/
/ˌdʒʌkstəˈpəʊz/
[often passive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they juxtapose | /ˌdʒʌkstəˈpəʊz/ /ˌdʒʌkstəˈpəʊz/ |
| he / she / it juxtaposes | /ˌdʒʌkstəˈpəʊzɪz/ /ˌdʒʌkstəˈpəʊzɪz/ |
| past simple juxtaposed | /ˌdʒʌkstəˈpəʊzd/ /ˌdʒʌkstəˈpəʊzd/ |
| past participle juxtaposed | /ˌdʒʌkstəˈpəʊzd/ /ˌdʒʌkstəˈpəʊzd/ |
| -ing form juxtaposing | /ˌdʒʌkstəˈpəʊzɪŋ/ /ˌdʒʌkstəˈpəʊzɪŋ/ |
- juxtapose A and/with B to put people or things together, especially in order to show a contrast or a new relationship between them
- In the exhibition, abstract paintings are juxtaposed with shocking photographs.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryJuxtapose is used with these nouns as the object:- image
Word Originmid 19th cent. (earlier (Middle English) as juxtaposition): from French juxtaposer, from Latin juxta ‘next’ + French poser ‘to place’.