juxtapose
/ˌdʒʌkstəˈpəʊz
/verb [with object]
Place or deal with close together for contrasting effect: black-and-white photos of slums were starkly juxtaposed with colour images...
- We produce the effect of counterpoint by juxtaposing lineal periods with grammatical periods.
- I was lifting and collaging sentences and sections from all sorts of popular publications and juxtaposing them for effect.
- When two contrary elements are juxtaposed, the sudden surprise catches us off guard.
Synonyms
place/set side by side, place/set close to one another, mix;
compare, contrast, place/set against one another;
Linguistics collocate, colligate
Origin
Mid 19th century (earlier (Middle English) as juxtaposition): from French juxtaposer, from Latin juxta 'next' + French poser 'to place'.