🧩 Juxtapose: When One Thing Next To Another Thing Sparks A Revelation
If you JUXTAPOSE, then you: A) set side by side; B) separate wheat from chaff; C) superimpose; D) substitute. Test yourself, then check inside. 👉
When you juxtapose two things, typically by placing them side by side, you make their differences or similarities more apparent. An artist might juxtapose a pair of scuffed up work boots with a pair of jeweled high heels, for example, to contrast physical labor with wealth or glamour.
📚️ Definition of Juxtapose
Juxtapose (verb): to place side by side, especially for contrast or comparison: the exhibit juxtaposes urban and rural life.
🗣️ Pronunciation of Juxtapose
IPA: ˈd͡ʒʌk.stə.pəʊz (See IPA key)
Phonetic: JUK-stuh-poze
📰 Examples of Juxtapose
Here are some examples of the word juxtapose:
Nadia juxtaposed a nineteenth-century map with a modern one to show how the coastline had receded.
In painting, the chiaroscuro technique juxtaposes intense light with deep shadow to create the illusion of three-dimensional form on a flat surface.
When the Berlin Wall opened in November 1989, news images juxtaposed jubilant crowds with armed border guards, whose authority had just been removed.
🗣️ Common Collocations of Juxtapose
A collocation is a group of words often found together in usage, for example figment of one’s imagination, extenuating circumstances, or inclement weather.
juxtapose the old and new
juxtaposed with
juxtaposed against
starkly juxtapose
deliberately juxtapose
Quiz answer: A.
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