appose

verb

ap·​pose a-ˈpōz 

apposed; apposing

transitive verb

1

archaic : to put before : apply (one thing) to another

2

: to place in juxtaposition or proximity

Word History

Etymology

Middle French aposer, from Old French, from a- + poser to put — more at pose

First Known Use

1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1