Contrapose

verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To place in contraposition. transitive

    "We certainly do not want to take our simple categorical statements and contrapose them into cumbersome natural language."

  2. 2
    To contrast with, or form an opposite to, something. intransitive

    "At such moments, King was contraposed against the more frightening threat, his symbolism making the radicalism of the other party all the more apparent."

Synonyms

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antagonizeclashcollideconflictconfrontconfute

Example

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"We certainly do not want to take our simple categorical statements and contrapose them into cumbersome natural language."

Etymology

From French contraposer.

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