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juxtapose

verbGraduateELO 1,550GRECAT
DEFINITION

place side by side

WEBSTER'S 1913

To place in juxtaposition.

ETYMOLOGY

Latin juxta (near) + posere (to place)

SYNONYMS
ANTONYMS
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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