First Known Use: 1596
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appose
verb ap·pose \a-ˈpōz\
ap·posedap·pos·ing
Definition of APPOSE
transitive verb
1
archaic : to put before : apply (one thing) to another
2
: to place in juxtaposition or proximity
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Origin of APPOSE
Middle French aposer, from Old French, from a- + poser to put — more at pose
Rhymes with APPOSE
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