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Definition of Juxtapose

1. Verb. Place side by side. "The fauvists juxtaposed strong colors"

Definition of Juxtapose

1. v. t. To place in juxtaposition.

Definition of Juxtapose

1. Verb. To place side by side, especially for contrast or comparison. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Juxtapose

1. [v -POSED, -POSING, -POSES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Juxtapose

Literary usage of Juxtapose

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Principles of Judicial Proof: As Given by Logic, Psychology, and General by John Henry Wigmore (1913)
"Hence, to the extent that the mind is unable, to juxtapose consciously a larger number of ideas, each coherent group of detailed constituent ideas must be ..."

2. Words and Their Uses, Past and Present: A Study of the English Language by Richard Grant White (1882)
"Any man has the right to use a word, especially a word of such natural growth and so well rooted as juxtapose, for the first time, else we should be poorly ..."

3. Words and Their Uses, Past and Present: A Study of the English Language by Richard Grant White (1870)
"Any man has the right to use a word, especially a word of such natural growth and so well rooted as juxtapose, for the first time, else we should be poorly ..."

4. Jamieson's Dictionary of the Scottish Language: In which the Words are ...by John Jamieson, John Johnstone by John Jamieson, John Johnstone (1867)
"259 a word as juxtapose. It is involved in juxtaposition as much as interpose and transpose are in «i- icr-position and transposition. ..."

5. Every-day English: A Sequel to "Words and Their Uses" by Richard Grant White, ( (1908)
"It is probable that this querist was led into his surmise by what is said in “Words and their Uses” about the use of juxtapose, — that it is correct, ..."

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