different between juxtapose vs antipode

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French juxtaposer, corresponding to juxta- + pose, derived from Latin iuxt? (“near, next to”) + p?n? (“place”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?d???kst?p??z/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?d???kst?po?z/
• Rhymes: -??z

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.
   • 2006, Scarnati, Chris, "We should follow New Jersey's lead on this one", YourCranberry:

     "In juxtaposing the youth athletes of our grandparents' generation with those of the modern era, we're essentially comparing Volkswagen Beetles to Hummers."

Related terms

• juxtaposition

Translations

French

Verb

juxtapose

1. first-person singular present indicative of juxtaposer
2. third-person singular present indicative of juxtaposer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of juxtaposer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of juxtaposer
5. second-person singular imperative of juxtaposer

English

Etymology

Back-formation from antipodes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?æn.t?.po?d/

Noun

antipode (plural antipodes)

1. Something directly opposite or diametrically opposed.

Derived terms

• antipodal
• antipodean

Translations

Further reading

• antipode on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• “antipode”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, ?ISBN

Anagrams

• adeption, antidope

French

Etymology

Late Latin, from Ancient Greek ????????? (antípodes), from ???? (antí, “against”) + ????? (pódes), nominative plural of ???? (poús, “foot”).

Pronunciation

Noun

antipode m (plural antipodes)

1. (especially in plural) antipode
2. opposite

   deux hommes aux antipodes

   two totally opposite men

Derived terms

• manchot antipode

Further reading

• “antipode” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Etymology

Late Latin, from Ancient Greek ????????? (antípodes), from ???? (antí, “against”) + ????? (pódes), nominative plural of ???? (poús, “foot”).

Noun

antipode m or f (plural antipodi)

1. antipode

Derived terms

• agli antipodi
• antipode ottico

Anagrams

• pedinato