Meaning

2 senses

  1. To act as a counterweight.

    constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to

  2. To create a contrast.

    Near-synonym: juxtapose

Origin

From French contraposer, equivalent to counter- + pose.

From French contraposer, equivalent to counter- + pose.

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Forms

counterposes, counterposing, counterposed, counterposed
Base formcounterpose · to counterpose
3rd person singularcounterposes
Present participlecounterposing
Past simplecounterposed
Past participlecounterposed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycounterpose
he, she, itcounterposes

Past simpleLesson

all personscounterposed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave counterposed
he, she, ithas counterposed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill counterpose

Synonyms

5 synonyms
counterbalancecontraposejuxtapose
Close in meaning

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
counterpartcounterpointcounterproductiveC2countertopcountesscountlessB1
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