— apposability , n. — apposable , adj. — apposer , n.
/euh pohz"/ , v.t., apposed, apposing .
1. to place side by side, as two things; place next to; juxtapose.
2. to put or apply (one thing) to or near to another.
[ 1585-95; by analogy with COMPOSE, PROPOSE, etc. apponere to place near, set alongside, equiv. to ap- AP- 1 + ponere to place ]