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From Latin pōnere (to place), appearing as pos-/pose in compound forms. Prefixes shape the meaning: compose (place together), expose (place out), impose (place upon), dispose (place apart), oppose (place against). The range spans creative acts (compose), authority (impose), and arrangement (dispose).
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apposite
Strikingly appropriate and relevant
compose
To form or make up; to write music or text; to calm oneself
composed
Calm and in control of one's emotions
composer
A person who writes music professionally
composite
Made up of multiple combined parts; a material formed from different components
composition
The makeup of something; a piece of music or writing; a school essay
compost
Decayed organic matter used as fertilizer; to convert waste into compost
composure
Calmness and self-control of mind
depose
To remove a leader from power; to give sworn testimony
deposit
To place money in a bank; money stored in a bank; a layer of sediment
disposable
Designed to be thrown away after use; a single-use item
disposal
The act of getting rid of something; the power to use something freely
dispose
To get rid of; to arrange; to make someone inclined toward something
disposed
Inclined or willing; having a particular tendency
expose
To uncover or reveal; to make vulnerable to something
exposition
A detailed explanation; a large public exhibition
expository
Intended to explain or describe clearly
impose
To force a rule, tax, or burden on someone
imposing
Impressive and commanding in appearance or size
impostor
A person who deceives others by assuming a false identity
imposture
Deception by pretending to be someone else; fraud
interpose
To place something between others; to interrupt with a remark
juxtapose
To place things side by side for contrast or comparison
oppose
To be against or resist something or someone
opposed
Against or in conflict with something; having resisted
opposing
On the opposite side; actively resisting
overexposure
Excessive exposure to light, media, or other influences
pose
A body position held for a photo; to present a risk or problem; to pretend; 姿势;造成;假装
poseur
A person who pretends to be something they are not to impress others
possibility
the chance that something might happen
possible
able to happen; something that might occur
preposition
A grammar word linking a noun or pronoun to other words in a sentence
presupposition
An assumption made in advance before examination
proposal
a formal plan or suggestion; an offer of marriage
propose
to suggest a plan or idea; to offer marriage
purpose
the reason or intention behind an action
superimpose
To place one thing over another so both are visible
suppose
to assume or believe; to think as likely
supposition
An assumption or belief held without firm evidence; a conjecture
transpose
To swap the order of things; to rewrite music in another key; a transposed matrix