contraposing

contraposing
n. act of placing in opposition; act of contrasting

English contemporary dictionary. 2014.

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  • contrapose — /kon treuh pohz /, v.t., contraposed, contraposing. to place in contraposition. [1610 20; back formation from contraposed < L contrapositus, ptp. of contraponere to place against, with ED2 for L itus ptp. suffix] * * * …   Universalium

  • polarizing — pəʊlÉ™raɪzɪŋ adj. causing polarization; contraposing, contrasting polarize (Amer.) po·lar·ize || pəʊlÉ™raɪz v. separate into opposing groups, contrapose; give polarity to something, cause an item to have unequally distributed… …   English contemporary dictionary

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