Appose
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əˈpəʊz/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Appose is a verb meaning (transitive) To place next or to or near to; to juxtapose.
Meaning
(transitive) To place next or to or near to; to juxtapose.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To place opposite or before; to put or apply (one thing to another).
- (obsolete, transitive) To interrogate; to question.
Example Sentences
Then gan Authority her to appose / With peremptorie powre […].
The nymph herself did then appose, / For food and beverage, to him all best meat.
I shal assaye hir my-self · and sothelich appose / What man of þis worlde · þat hire were leueste.
Word Forms
- apposes
- apposing
- apposed
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include interrogate, questionize, quiz, pose, probe, query.
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