juxtaposeverb [ T ]
uk/ˌdʒʌk.stəˈpəʊz/us/ˌdʒʌk.stəˈpoʊz/to put things that are not similar next to each other:
The exhibition juxtaposes Picasso's early drawings with some of his later works.
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Placing and positioning an object
- -based
- appose
- bung
- change sth around
- clap
- consign
- consign sb/sth to sth
- fit
- manoeuvre
- perch
- pop
- position
- sandwich sth together
- set sb down
- shelve
- shove
- situate
- stand
- stuff
- whack
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juxtaposition
noun [ U ] uk/ˌdʒʌk.stə.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/us/ˌdʒʌk.stə.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
the juxtaposition of two very different cultures