counterpose

present singular third person counterposes · participle present counterposing · participle past counterposed · past counterposed

1. To act as a counterweight.

   Synonyms: counterbalance

2. To create a contrast.

   Near-synonym: juxtapose

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   Part II is a chapter on male socialization. One selection discusses the sex role pressures upon children, another is about ghetto males, and a third is on the influence of high school athletics. Much of it is dry reading, but counterposed are two painful personal accounts.

   1976 December 25, John Kyper, “Un-becoming Men”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 26, page 12

   Synonyms: contrapose, juxtapose

plural counterposes

1. A pose taken in opposition to another.

   Utkatasana (Figure 4-e) acts as a counterpose to the previous postures because it eases the stretch in the legs.

   1986, Yoga Journal, number 71, page 49