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juxtapose verb [ ˌdʒʌkstəˈpəʊz ]

• place or deal with close together for contrasting effect.
• "black-and-white photos of slums were starkly juxtaposed with colour images"
Similar: place/set side by side, place/set close to one another, mix, compare, contrast, place/set against one another, collocate, colligate,
Origin: mid 19th century (earlier (Middle English) as juxtaposition ): from French juxtaposer, from Latin juxta ‘next’ + French poser ‘to place’.


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