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ap·pose

 (ă-pōz′)
tr.v. ap·posed, ap·pos·ing, ap·pos·es
To place in proximity; juxtapose.

[Probably ad- + -pose (as in compose).]
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appose

(əˈpəʊz)
vb (tr)
1. to place side by side or near to each other
2. (usually foll by to) to place (something) near or against another thing
[C16: from Old French apposer, from poser to put, from Latin pōnere]
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ap•pose

(əˈpoʊz)

v.t. -posed, -pos•ing.
1. to place side by side, as two things; juxtapose.
2. to put or apply (one thing) to or near to another.
[1585–95; by analogy with oppose, etc.< Latin appōnere= ap-1 + pōnere to place]
ap•pos′a•ble, adj.
ap•pos′er, n.
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appose


Past participle: apposed
Gerund: apposing

Imperative
appose
appose
Present
I appose
you appose
he/she/it apposes
we appose
you appose
they appose
Preterite
I apposed
you apposed
he/she/it apposed
we apposed
you apposed
they apposed
Present Continuous
I am apposing
you are apposing
he/she/it is apposing
we are apposing
you are apposing
they are apposing
Present Perfect
I have apposed
you have apposed
he/she/it has apposed
we have apposed
you have apposed
they have apposed
Past Continuous
I was apposing
you were apposing
he/she/it was apposing
we were apposing
you were apposing
they were apposing
Past Perfect
I had apposed
you had apposed
he/she/it had apposed
we had apposed
you had apposed
they had apposed
Future
I will appose
you will appose
he/she/it will appose
we will appose
you will appose
they will appose
Future Perfect
I will have apposed
you will have apposed
he/she/it will have apposed
we will have apposed
you will have apposed
they will have apposed
Future Continuous
I will be apposing
you will be apposing
he/she/it will be apposing
we will be apposing
you will be apposing
they will be apposing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been apposing
you have been apposing
he/she/it has been apposing
we have been apposing
you have been apposing
they have been apposing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been apposing
you will have been apposing
he/she/it will have been apposing
we will have been apposing
you will have been apposing
they will have been apposing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been apposing
you had been apposing
he/she/it had been apposing
we had been apposing
you had been apposing
they had been apposing
Conditional
I would appose
you would appose
he/she/it would appose
we would appose
you would appose
they would appose
Past Conditional
I would have apposed
you would have apposed
he/she/it would have apposed
we would have apposed
you would have apposed
they would have apposed
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.appose - place side by side or in close proximityappose - place side by side or in close proximity
lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
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