juxtapose

UK: /ˌdʒʌkstəˈpəʊz/

US: /ˈdʒʌkstəˌpoʊz, ˌdʒʌkstəˈpoʊz/

US: ( juk′stə pōz′, juk′stə pōz′)

Inflections of 'juxtapose' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

juxtaposes

v 3rd person singular

juxtaposing

v pres p

juxtaposed

v past

juxtaposed

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

jux•ta•pose /ˈdʒʌkstəˌpoʊz, ˌdʒʌkstəˈpoʊz/   v. [~ + object] , -posed, -pos•ing. 

1. to place close together or side by side, esp. for comparison or contrast:
   juxtaposed the left view with the right.

jux•ta•po•si•tion /ˌdʒʌkstəpəˈzɪʃən/  n. [uncountable] See -pos-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

jux•ta•pose  ( juk′stə pōz′, juk′stə pōz′), v.t., -posed, -pos•ing. 

1. to place close together or side by side, esp. for comparison or contrast.

• back formation from juxtaposition 1850–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

juxtapose / ˌdʒʌkstəˈpəʊz/ verb

1. (transitive) to place close together or side by side

Etymology: 19th Century: back formation from juxtaposition, from Latin juxta next to + position

ˌjuxtapoˈsition noun

ˌjuxtapoˈsitional adjective