contrapose

transitive verb

con·​tra·​pose

ˈkän‧trəˌpōz

-ed/-ing/-s

1

: to set over against (as the thumb to the fingers)

2

logic : to convert (a proposition) by contraposition

Word History

Etymology

Latin contrapositus, past participle of contraponere to place opposite

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