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appose

verb

  1. place side by side
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /əˈpəʊz/

verb

Etymology: Coined based on Latin appōnō, by analogy with compose, suppose etc.

  1. To place next or to or near to; to juxtapose.
  2. To place opposite or before; to put or apply (one thing to another).

    The nymph herself did then appose, / For food and beverage, to him all best meat.