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interpose
in·ter·pose
[
ìntər pṓz
]
(
past and past participle
in·ter·posed
,
present participle
in·ter·pos·ing
,
3rd person present singular
in·ter·pos·es
)
verb
Definition:
1.
transitive and intransitive verb
interrupt by saying something:
to say something that interrupts what somebody else is saying
2.
transitive verb
place something between people or things:
to place yourself or something else between two people or things
3.
transitive and intransitive verb
intervene with something:
to intervene or interfere in a situation such as a dispute
[
Late 16th century. < French
interposer
, alteration (influenced by
poser
"to place") of Latin
interponere
"place between" <
ponere
"to place"
]
in·ter·pos·a·ble
adjective
in·ter·pos·al
noun
in·ter·pos·er
noun
in·ter·po·si·tion
[
ìntərpə zísh'n
]
noun
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in·ter·pos·a·ble adjectivein·ter·pos·al nounin·ter·pos·er nounin·ter·po·si·tion [ ìntərpə zísh'n ] noun
