appose

[ uh-pohz ]
/ əˈpoʊz /

verb (used with object), ap·posed, ap·pos·ing.

to place side by side, as two things; place next to; juxtapose.
to put or apply (one thing) to or near to another.

Origin of appose

1585–95; by analogy with compose, propose, etc. < Latin appōnere to place near, set alongside, equivalent to ap- ap-1 + pōnere to place

OTHER WORDS FROM appose

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British Dictionary definitions for apposable (1 of 2)

apposable
/ (əˈpəʊzəbəl) /

adjective

capable of being apposed or brought into apposition
anatomy another word for opposable (def. 2)

British Dictionary definitions for apposable (2 of 2)

appose
/ (əˈpəʊz) /

verb (tr)

to place side by side or near to each other
(usually foll by to) to place (something) near or against another thing

Word Origin for appose

C16: from Old French apposer, from poser to put, from Latin pōnere