counterpose

Definitions

1. To act as a counterweight; to counterbalance.
2. To create a contrast by juxtaposing.

Equivalents

Examples

“Part II is a chapter on male socialization. One selection discusses the sex role pressures upon children, another is about ghetto males, and a third is on the influence⟳ of high school athletics. Much of it is dry reading, but counterposed are two painful personal accounts.”

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