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pos

Latin

Variants

posposeposit

Related Roots

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About This Root

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).

Associated Words

apposite

Strikingly appropriate and relevant

GREC2

compose

To form or make up; to write music or text; to calm oneself

NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFL

composed

Calm and in control of one's emotions

TOEFLGREB1

composer

A person who writes music professionally

GREA2

composite

Made up of multiple combined parts; a material formed from different components

IELTSB1

composition

The makeup of something; a piece of music or writing; a school essay

NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFL

compost

Decayed organic matter used as fertilizer; to convert waste into compost

GREB2

composure

Calmness and self-control of mind

TOEFLGREC2

depose

To remove a leader from power; to give sworn testimony

TOEFLGREC2

deposit

To place money in a bank; money stored in a bank; a layer of sediment

NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFL

disposable

Designed to be thrown away after use; a single-use item

GREC1

disposal

The act of getting rid of something; the power to use something freely

IELTSTOEFLGRE

dispose

To get rid of; to arrange; to make someone inclined toward something

IELTSTOEFLGRE

disposed

Inclined or willing; having a particular tendency

TOEFLGREB2

expose

To uncover or reveal; to make vulnerable to something

NGSL 2kIELTSTOEFL

exposition

A detailed explanation; a large public exhibition

IELTSTOEFLGRE

expository

Intended to explain or describe clearly

GREC2

impose

To force a rule, tax, or burden on someone

NGSL 2kIELTSTOEFL

imposing

Impressive and commanding in appearance or size

IELTSTOEFLGRE

impostor

A person who deceives others by assuming a false identity

GREA1

imposture

Deception by pretending to be someone else; fraud

GREA1

interpose

To place something between others; to interrupt with a remark

GREC2

juxtapose

To place things side by side for contrast or comparison

GREC2

oppose

To be against or resist something or someone

NGSL 2kIELTSTOEFL

opposed

Against or in conflict with something; having resisted

TOEFLA2

opposing

On the opposite side; actively resisting

TOEFLA2

overexposure

Excessive exposure to light, media, or other influences

GREC2

pose

A body position held for a photo; to present a risk or problem; to pretend; 姿势;造成;假装

NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFL

poseur

A person who pretends to be something they are not to impress others

GREC2

possibility

the chance that something might happen

NGSL 1kB1

possible

able to happen; something that might occur

NGSL 1kA2

preposition

A grammar word linking a noun or pronoun to other words in a sentence

IELTSGREB1

presupposition

An assumption made in advance before examination

GREC2

proposal

a formal plan or suggestion; an offer of marriage

NGSL 1kTOEFLGRE

propose

to suggest a plan or idea; to offer marriage

NGSL 1kIELTSTOEFL

purpose

the reason or intention behind an action

NGSL 1kIELTSA2

superimpose

To place one thing over another so both are visible

GREC2

suppose

to assume or believe; to think as likely

NGSL 1kTOEFLB1

supposition

An assumption or belief held without firm evidence; a conjecture

IELTSTOEFLC2

transpose

To swap the order of things; to rewrite music in another key; a transposed matrix

GREC2