juxtapose

• POS: Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: jux=ta=pose

CIDE DICTIONARY

juxtapose, v. t. [Cf. Juxtaposit, Pose.].

 To place in juxtaposition.  Huxley.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

juxtapose, v.tr.
1 place (things) side by side.
2 (foll. by to, with) place (a thing) beside another.

Derivative

juxtaposition n. juxtapositional adj.

Etymology

F juxtaposer f. L juxta next: see POSE(1)

THESAURUS

juxtapose

abut, accumulate, adjoin, agglomerate, aggregate, aggroup, amass, appose, assemble, batch, bring near, bring together, bulk, bunch, bunch together, bunch up, clump, cluster, collect, colligate, collocate, combine, compare, compile, conglomerate, corral, cumulate, dig up, draw together, dredge up, drive together, gather, gather in, gather together, get in, get together, group, join, juxtaposit, lump together, make up, mass, match, mobilize, muster, neighbor, pair, partner, put together, put with, raise, rake up, rally, round up, scrape together, take up, whip in

ROGET THESAURUS

juxtapose

Contiguity

VB be contiguous, join, adjoin, abut on, march with, graze, touch, meet, osculate, come in contact, coincide, coexist, adhere, juxtapose, contact, join (unite), link (vinculum).

Comparison

VB compare to, compare with, collate, confront, place side by side, juxtapose, set against one another, pit against one another, contrast, balance, identify, draw a parallel, parallel, compare notes, institute a comparison, parva componere magnis.