juxtapose
pronunciation
How to pronounce juxtapose in British English:
UK [ˌdʒʌkstəˈpəʊz]
How to pronounce juxtapose in American English:
US [ˌdʒʌkstəˈpoʊz]
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- Verb:
- place side by side
Word Origin
- juxtapose (v.)
- 1851, from French juxtaposer (1835), from Latin iuxta (see juxtaposition) + French poser (see pose (v.1)). Related: Juxtaposed; juxtaposing.
Example
- 1. Juxtapose the classical style of architecture with the modern .
- 2. The most successful passages juxtapose the personal and the political .
- 3. Why juxtapose the lives of a poor man in a rich country and a relatively well-off man in a poor one ?
- 4. Juxtapose modern and traditional elements .
- 5. Metaphor and irony juxtapose meanings : harmonious , contrasting , or conflicting .