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appose
[uh-pohz]
verb (used with object)
to place side by side, as two things; place next to; juxtapose.
to put or apply (one thing) to or near to another.
appose
/ əˈəʊ /
verb
to place side by side or near to each other
(usually foll by to) to place (something) near or against another thing
Other Word Forms
- apposability noun
- apposable adjective
- apposer noun
- nonapposable adjective
- unapposable adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of appose1
Example Sentences
After coffee, Watson capitulated: perhaps the backbone was on the outside, and the bases—A, T, G, and C—faced in, apposed against each other.
Last week, the department of fisheries and oceans confirmed the dire state of sockeye when it warned only 600,000 were expected to spawn this year, as apposed to the normal return of five million.
“We want to have people see the downtown from the river as apposed to seeing the river from downtown.”
Just wish he would appose #brexit for an Xmas gift for the UK.
“These toys learn and develop as appose to a tech toy which will always say the same thing back to you.”
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