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单词 juxtapose
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juxtapose

[ juhk-stuh-pohz, juhk-stuh-pohz ]
/ ˈdʒʌk stəˌpoʊz, ˌdʒʌk stəˈpoʊz /
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verb (used with object), jux·ta·posed, jux·ta·pos·ing.

to place close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.

Origin of juxtapose

First recorded in 1850–55; back formation from juxtaposition

Words nearby juxtapose

juvie, juxtaepiphysial, juxtaglomerular, juxtaglomerular cell, juxtaglomerular granule, juxtapose, juxtaposition, JV, jwlr., J.W.V., Jy
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Example sentences from the Web for juxtapose

  • The premiere attempts to juxtapose the good and the bad of heterosexual male online daters.

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  • We need to confront the relentless desire for more and juxtapose to that the world as it is.

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  • Associated words: apposition, juxtaposition, juxtapose, juxtaposit.

    Putnam's Word Book|Louis A. Flemming

British Dictionary definitions for juxtapose

juxtapose
/ (ˌdʒʌkstəˈpəʊz) /

verb

(tr) to place close together or side by side

Derived forms of juxtapose

juxtaposition, nounjuxtapositional, adjective

Word Origin for juxtapose

C19: back formation from juxtaposition, from Latin juxta next to + position
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