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juxtapose

 
 
/ˌdʒʌkstəˈpəʊz/ verb [T] formal

Translation

to place very different things or people close to each other
(farklı eşya/kişi) yanyana koymak/yerleştirmek; zıt şeyleri bir araya getirmek
The exhibition juxtaposes paintings with black and white photographs.1636
juxtaposition
 
 
/ˌdʒʌkstəpəˈzɪʃən/ noun [C, U]
yanyana koyma
(Definition of juxtapose verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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