Juxtapose meaning

jŭk'stə-pōz'
To place side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
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Juxtapose is defined as to put two things close to each other in order to highlight or compare the differences between them.

An example of juxtapose is when you put a very short book next to a very long book.

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To put side by side or close together.
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To place side by side, especially for contrast or comparison.
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Origin of juxtapose

  • French juxtaposer Latin iūxtā close by yeug- in Indo-European roots French poser to place (from Old French pose1)
    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
  • From French juxtaposer, corresponding to juxta- + pose, derived from Latin iuxtā (“near, next to”) + pōnō (“place”).
    From Wiktionary

Juxtapose Sentence Examples

  • By looking at my old diary, I can juxtapose my past with my current life.

  • It is easy to juxtapose things that are complete opposites.

  • It is interesting to juxtapose the lifestyle of today's teenage generation with their grandparents' generation.

  • To make a photo look brighter, you could juxtapose it with black-and-white photos.

  • I could juxtapose all of my favorite foods with foods that I don't like too well for my class project.

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