contrapose
[ kon-truh-pohz ]
/ ˈkɒn trəˌpoʊz /
verb (used with object), con·tra·posed, con·tra·pos·ing.
to place in contraposition.
Origin of contrapose
1610–20; back formation from
contraposed < Latin
contrāpositus, past participle of
contrāpōnere to place against, with
-ed2 for Latin
-itus past participle suffix
Words nearby contrapose
contralto,
contranym,
contraoctave,
contraorbital,
contraplete,
contrapose,
contraposition,
contrapositive,
contrapposto,
contraption,
contrapuntal