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appose definition

ap·pose (ə pōz′)

transitive verb apposed -·posed′, apposing -·pos′·ing

  1. to put side by side; place opposite or near
  2. Archaic to put or apply (something) to another thing

Etymology: Fr apposer < L appositus, pp. of apponere, to put near to < ad-, to + ponere, to put

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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