juxtapose

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈd͡ʒʌkstəpəʊz/
• (America) IPA: /ˈd͡ʒʌkstəpoʊz/

Verb

juxtapose (juxtaposes, present participle juxtaposing; past and past participle juxtaposed)

1. (transitive) To place side by side, especially for contrast or comparison.
   • 2006, Scarnati, Chris, "We should follow New Jersey's lead on this one", YourCranberry:

     "In juxtaposing the youth athletes of our grandparents' generation with those of the modern era, we're essentially comparing Volkswagen Beetles to Hummers."

Related terms

• juxtaposition

Translations

• French: juxtaposer
• Portuguese: justapor
• Russian: сопоставлять
• Spanish: yuxtaponer

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