Juxtapose

/ˈdʒʌkstəˌpoʊz/ verb medium

To place two things side by side so that their differences or similarities become clear.

The exhibit juxtaposed photos of the city from 1920 and today to show how much had changed.

Memory Trick

Latin 'juxta' means 'next to' — to juxtapose is literally to set things next to each other for comparison.