different between juxtapose vs juxtaposit

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

Latin i?xt?p?n? (past participle i?xt?positus)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d???kst??p?z?t/

Verb

juxtaposit (third-person singular simple present juxtaposits, present participle juxtapositing, simple past and past participle juxtaposited)

1. To place in close connection or contiguity; to juxtapose.
   • 1713, William Derham, Physico-Theology

     In the whole Surface of an Ox's Crystalline, he reckons there are more than twelve Thousand Fibres juxtaposited.

Related terms

• juxtaposition