Main Entry: ap·pose

Pronunciation: \a-ˈpōz\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): ap·posed; ap·pos·ing

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

Date: 1596

1 archaic : to put before : apply (one thing) to another
2 : to place in juxtaposition or proximity