What does counterpose mean?
Counterpose means To act as a counterweight..
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/ˌkaʊn.təˈpəʊz/ · verb
To act as a counterweight..
Near-synonym: juxtapose
Part II is a chapter on male socialization. One selection discusses the sex role pressures upon children, another is about ghetto males, and a third is on the influence of high school athletics. Much of it is dry reading, but counterposed are two painful personal accounts.
Utkatasana (Figure 4-e) acts as a counterpose to the previous postures because it eases the stretch in the legs.
Use counterpose when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Counterpose means To act as a counterweight..
Common synonyms include counterbalance, contrapose, juxtapose, counterpoise.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Near-synonym: juxtapose
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