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juxtapose

/ˌdʒʌkstəˈpəʊz/

EN

To place two or more things side by side, often to highlight a comparison or contrast between them.

Art critics often juxtapose works from different eras to show how styles have changed.

Etymology

Derived from the Latin juxta (meaning 'next to') and the French poser (meaning 'to place'). It entered English in the mid-19th century.

Translations

简体中文
并置,把…并置,并列
繁體中文
並置,把…並置,並列
日本語
並置する,対比させる
한국어
병치하다,나란히 놓다
Deutsch
nebeneinander stellen,gegenüberstellen
Español
yuxtaponer
Português
justapor
Français
juxtaposer
Català
juxtaposar
Tiếng Việt
đặt cạnh nhau,đối lập

Collocations

juxtapose imagesjuxtapose ideasjuxtapose stylesjuxtapose concepts

Synonyms

contrastcompareside-by-sideplace side by side

Antonyms

separateisolatedistance

Related Words

juxtapositioncontrastcomparisonalignment