counterpose

Verb

counterpose (third-person singular simple present counterposes, present participle counterposing, simple past and past participle counterposed)

1. To act as a counterweight.

   Synonyms:

   counterbalance

2. To create a contrast.
   • Near-synonym: juxtapose
   • 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

Noun

UK/ˈkaʊn.təˌpəʊz/US/ˈkaʊn.tɚˌpoʊz/

counterpose (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