Appose
/əˈpoʊz/noun
To place or set beside something; in older legal use, to compare or oppose in argument.
Did you know?Appose comes from Latin roots meaning ‘to place toward,’ and in older English it could also mean to confront or compare things side by side, like a verbal showdown.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
apponere
“to place near, add, or set beside”
Late Latin
Latin
appōnere
“to place near or add on”
Old French
Old French
apposer
“to place beside; to set against; to compare”
14th Century
English
apposen
“to place opposite or beside; to question or compare”
Modern English
English
appose
“to place beside or next to; also, in legal usage, to compare or set against”