Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

appose

/əˈpəʊz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.14 in modern English

Syllables: ap-pose
IPA: /əˈpəʊz/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To interrogate; to question.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To place next or to or near to; to juxtapose.

Transitive verb

verb

To place opposite or before; to put or apply (one thing to another).

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"I shal assaye hir my-self · and sothelich appose / What man of þis worlde · þat hire were leueste."
"Then gan Authority her to appose / With peremptorie powre […]."
"The nymph herself did then appose, / For food and beverage, to him all best meat."

Etymology

Variant form of oppose.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *tḱey-, appōnō

Usage

Inflected Forms

apposes (present, singular) apposing (participle, present) apposed (participle, past) apposed (past)

Derived Forms

apposable malapposed

Frequently Paired Words

apposite apposition inapposite

Homonyms

oppose

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce appose?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈpəʊz/.
What does appose mean?: To interrogate; to question.
Where does appose come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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