juxtapose
verbGraduateELO 1,550GRECAT
DEFINITION
place side by side
WEBSTER'S 1913
To place in juxtaposition.
ETYMOLOGY
Latin juxta (near) + posere (to place)
IN LITERATURE
“He juxtaposed the image of the serene countryside with that of the bustling city, highlighting their stark contrasts.”
IN USE
“These works juxtapose wealthy, ordered, and affluent civilization with the disorder and barbarity of the poor in the same metropolis.”
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