15 Positions and Their Variations

15 Positions and Their Variations 15 Positions and Their Variations 15 Positions and Their Variations By Mark Nichol Position, as a verb meaning â€Å"set† or â€Å"place† and as a noun referring to the attitude or location in which something is set or placed, is derived from the Latin verb ponere, as are a number of terms using that word as a base to form new meanings revealed more or less transparently by their prefixes. A list of these verbs and nouns, as well as a few related adjectives, plus simple definitions and their literal meanings for each word, are included here. appose: put near (â€Å"set near†) apposite: appropriate, well placed (â€Å"set near†) apposition: noun or noun phrases with the same meaning set adjacent to each other, or that relationship; also, proximity, or the deposition of layers (â€Å"something set near†) compose: create (â€Å"set with†) composer: a creator (â€Å"one who sets with†) composite: made of different parts (â€Å"set with†) composition: a creation (â€Å"something set with†) decompose: disintegrate (â€Å"removing something from being set with†) decomposition: disintegration (â€Å"something removed from being set with†) depose and deposit: put down (â€Å"remove from being set†) deposit and deposition: something put down (â€Å"something removed from being set†) dispose: put away (â€Å"set away†) disposal and disposition: the act of putting something away; disposition also refers to an attitude, mood, or tendency (â€Å"something set away†) expose: show (â€Å"set out†) exposition: something shown (â€Å"something set out†) expository: shown (set out†) impose: place pressure on someone (â€Å"set on†) imposition: pressure placed on someone (â€Å"something set on†) interpose: interrupt or place between (â€Å"set between†) interposition: interruption or placement between (â€Å"something set between†) juxtapose: place together for comparison (â€Å"set beside†) juxtaposition: placement together for comparison (â€Å"something set beside†) oppose: disagree (â€Å"set against†) opposite: against (â€Å"set against†) opposition: disagreement (â€Å"something set against†) presuppose: assume or require something is true, exists, or will happen (â€Å"set on before†) presupposition: an assumption that something is true, exists, or will happen (â€Å"something set on before†) propose and proposition: suggest (â€Å"set forth†) proposal and proposition: a suggestion (â€Å"something set forth†) superimpose: place on top of something else (â€Å"set over†) superimposition: something placed on top of something else (â€Å"something set over†) superpose: same as superimpose, but with an additional sense of placing geometric figures congruently atop each other suppose: assume (â€Å"set under†) supposition: assumption (â€Å"something set under†) suppository: medicine placed in the rectum or vagina (â€Å"something set under†) transpose: move away (â€Å"set across†) transposition: movement away (â€Å"something set across†) Want to improve your English in five minutes a day? Get a subscription and start receiving our writing tips and exercises daily! Keep learning! Browse the Vocabulary category, check our popular posts, or choose a related post below:60 Synonyms for â€Å"Walk†Does "Mr" Take a Period?How to Treat Names of Groups and Organizations