apposite

Apposite — may refer to:* Apposite a word meaning: suitable; well adapted; pertinent; relevant; apt: an apposite answer. [ [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/apposite www.dictionary.com] ] * Apposition a grammatical construction in which two elements,… …   Wikipedia

Apposite — Ap po*site, a. [L. appositus, p. p. of apponere to set or put to; ad + ponere to put, place.] Very applicable; well adapted; suitable or fit; relevant; pat; followed by to; as, this argument is very apposite to the case. {Ap po*site*ly}, adv. {Ap …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

apposite — ap·po·site / a pə zət/ adj: highly pertinent or appropriate Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. apposite I …   Law dictionary

apposite — (adj.) 1620s, well put or applied, appropriate, from L. appositus contiguous, neighboring; figuratively fit, proper, suitable, pp. of apponere apply to, put near, from ad near (see AD (Cf. ad )) + ponere to place (see POSITION (Cf. po …   Etymology dictionary

apposite — pertinent, germane, *relevant, apropos, applicable, material Analogous words: felicitous, happy, apt, appropriate, suitable, *fit, fitting: pat, timely, opportune, *seasonable Antonyms: inapposite, inapt Contrasted words: *impertinent: * …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

apposite — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ very appropriate; apt. ORIGIN from Latin apponere apply …   English terms dictionary

apposite — [ap′ə zit] adj. [L appositus: see APPOSE] suited to the purpose; appropriate; apt SYN. RELEVANT appositely adv. appositeness n …   English World dictionary

apposite — [[t]æ̱pəzɪt[/t]] ADJ GRADED Something that is apposite is suitable for or appropriate to what is happening or being discussed. [FORMAL] The events of recent days have made his central theme even more apposite... She thought in both languages, and …   English dictionary

apposite — ap|po|site [ˈæpəzıt] adj formal [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of apponere to put near , from ad to + ponere to put ] suitable to what is happening or being discussed = ↑appropriate ≠ ↑inappropriate apposite to ▪ His… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

apposite — adjective Etymology: Latin appositus, from past participle of apponere to place near, from ad + ponere to put more at position Date: 1621 highly pertinent or appropriate ; apt < apposite remarks > Synonyms: see relevant • appositely …   New Collegiate Dictionary

apposite — appositely, adj. appositeness, n. /ap euh zit, euh poz it/, adj. suitable; well adapted; pertinent; relevant; apt: an apposite answer. [1615 25; < L appositus added to, put near (ptp. of apponere), equiv. to ap AP 1 + positus placed (posi place + …   Universalium