appose

ap·pose

transitive verb \a-ˈpōz\

ap·posedap·pos·ing

Definition of APPOSE

1

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

2

: to place in juxtaposition or proximity

Origin of APPOSE

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

First Known Use: 1596

Rhymes with APPOSE

bluenose, brownnose, compose, depose, dextrose, disclose, dispose, dog rose, enclose, expose, foreclose, fructose, glucose, hardnose, impose, Montrose, moss rose, musk rose, old rose, oppose, primrose, propose, pug nose, repose, rockrose, suppose, transpose, tuberose, unclose, viscose, wind rose