juxtapose

See also: juxtaposé

English

WOTD – 27 July 2006

The solar panels in this photograph, which produce clean, renewable energy, juxtapose the old-world, industrial smokestacks in the background.

Etymology

Borrowed from French juxtaposer, corresponding to juxta- + pose, derived from Latin iuxtā (“near, next to”) + pōnō (“place”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒʌkstəpəʊz/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒʌkstəpoʊz/

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• Rhymes: -əʊz

Verb

juxtapose (third-person singular simple present juxtaposes, present participle juxtaposing, simple past and past participle juxtaposed)

1. (transitive) To place side by side, especially for contrast or comparison.

   The artist used contrasting colors to juxtapose light and dark.

   The documentary effectively juxtaposes the lives of two rival politicians.

   In the study, they juxtaposed economic growth with social welfare indicators.

Derived terms

• juxtaposable

Related terms

• juxtaposition

Translations

to place side by side

• Bulgarian: съпоставям (bg) (sǎpostavjam)
• Catalan: juxtaposar (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 並列 / 并列 (zh) (bìngliè), 並置 / 并置 (zh) (bìngzhì)

• Danish: sammenligne, sidestille
• Dutch: ^{(please verify)} naast elkaar leggen
• Finnish: asettaa vierekkäin, asettaa rinnakkain, rinnastaa (fi)
• French: juxtaposer (fr)
• Galician: xustapór, xustapoñer
• Georgian: შეპირისპირება (šeṗirisṗireba), შედარება (šedareba)
• German: ^{(please verify)} nebeneinander stellen
• Greek: αντιπαραβάλλω (el) (antiparavállo)
• Icelandic: (place side by side) setja hlið við hlið, (juxtaposed) samliggjandi, (juxtaposed) hliðstæður m
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: dan^{(please verify)} berhev (ku), ^{(please verify)} berhev dan (ku)

• Macedonian: сопоставува (sopostavuva)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: sammenligne (no), sidestille

  Nynorsk: samanlikne/samanlikna

• Persian: کنار هم گذاشتن (kenâr-e ham gozâštan)
• Polish: zestawiać (pl) impf, zestawić (pl) pf
• Portuguese: justapor (pt)
• Russian: сопоставлять (ru) (sopostavljatʹ)
• Spanish: yuxtaponer (es)
• Swedish: jämföra (sv)
• Turkish: yan yana getirmek (normalden birlikte anılmayacak şeyleri)
• Ukrainian: зіставля́ти impf (zistavljáty)

French

Verb

juxtapose

1. inflection of juxtaposer:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative