juxtapose

[ juhk-stuh-pohz, juhk-stuh-pohz ]

/ ˈdʒʌk stəˌpoʊz, ˌdʒʌk stəˈpoʊz /

to place close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.

Origin of juxtapose

First recorded in 1850–55; back formation from juxtaposition

The fur was fun, fantastic, and fluffy, with rich design elements and juxtaposing patterns and textures.

Valentino, Chanel, and Alexander McQueen at Paris Fashion Week |Liza Foreman |March 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The mood is serene and polished, juxtaposing hard and soft, technology and craft.

Proenza Schouler Spring/Summer 2014: Serenity Now |Isabel Wilkinson |September 11, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Juxtaposing the Hoback notes with the printed page shows similar alterations.

What Director Alan Pakula’s Papers Reveal About Watergate |Max Holland |June 12, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Juxtaposing death-row postings with the crimes they committed can be an exercise in the surreal—and profoundly depressing.

Death-Row Pen Pals |Deidre Depke |November 20, 2009 |DAILY BEAST

I experiment, juxtaposing pseudo-random words into pretentious, premeditated poetry.

Dreaming of Dreaming |Peter E. Williams
We may designate the two types of affixing as “fusing” and “juxtaposing.”

Language |Edward Sapir
A still greater cause for hesitation would be the ugly jarring of juxtaposing tints of the same color.

Old-Time Gardens |Alice Morse Earle
The juxtaposing technique we may call an “agglutinative” one, if we like.

Language |Edward Sapir
What had happened can be suggested by juxtaposing two significant statements about "taste" as metaphor.

The Man of Taste |James Bramston

juxtapose

/ (ˌdʒʌkstəˈpəʊz) /

(tr) to place close together or side by side

juxtaposition, noun juxtapositional, adjective

C19: back formation from juxtaposition, from Latin juxta next to + position