18 June 2013

appose

[uh-pohz]
verb (used with object), ap·posed, ap·pos·ing.

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.

Origin:
1585–95; by analogy with compose, propose, etc. < Latin appōnere to place near, set alongside, equivalent to ap- ap-1 + pōnere to place

Related forms
ap·pos·a·bil·i·ty, noun
ap·pos·a·ble, adjective
ap·pos·er, noun
non·ap·pos·a·ble, adjective
un·ap·pos·a·ble, adjective

Example:

The stent is thin, flexible and expands to appose the vessel wall.

Today’s aphorism

Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.

– Stephen Covey

On this day

18 June 1942 – birth of Paul McCartney, member of The Beatles and his writing partnership with John Lennon made them one of the world’s most successful song-writing duos. After the break-up of the Beatles, McCartney went on to have a successful solo career. He was knighted in 1997.