juxtapose
JUK-stuh-pohzverbMeaning to place side by side, especially to compare or contrast
Memory hook JUXTA-POSE: POSE them side by side. For the team photo, Rosa poses the giant center right beside the littlest fan. To juxtapose is to place things side by side.
The photo juxtaposes the tallest player on the team with the tiny mascot.
In context The museum juxtaposed an ancient clay pot with a modern plastic one, inviting visitors to notice how little the basic shape had changed in four thousand years.
Similar place side by side, set beside, compare, pair
Opposite separate
From French juxtaposer: Latin juxta (beside) + French poser (to place).