interpose
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interpose
- /ˌɪn.təˈpəʊz/ UK
- /ˌɪn.tɚˈpoʊz/ US
Rhymes with -əʊz
Where it comes from
From Middle French interposer, influenced by poser (“to place, put”), from Latin interpōnō, from inter (“between”) + pōnō (“to place, put”).
verb interposes · interposing · interposed
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To insert something (or oneself) between other things.
to interpose a screen between the eye and the light
Similar: insert
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To interrupt a conversation by introducing a different subject or making a comment.
As one who in his journey bates at Noone,
Though bent on speed, so her the Archangel paused
Betwixt the world destroyed and world restored,
If Adam aught perhaps might interpose;
Then with transition sweet new Speech resumes.
Similar: interrupt
- To offer (one's help or services).
- To be inserted between parts or things; to come between. Suppose, unlook’d for in a scene so rude, Long hid by interposing hill or wood, Some mansion neat and elegantly dress’d, By some kind hospitable heart possess’d Offer him warmth, security and rest;
- To intervene in a dispute, or in a conversation. The doctor now interposed, and prevented the effects of a wrath which was kindling between Jones and Thwackum […]
Translations
Every language
verb to insert something (or oneself) between other things
| Español | interponer |
|---|---|
| Português | interpor |
| Français | interposer, intercaler |
| Ελληνικά | παρεμβάλλω paremvállo |
| Русский | вставля́ть vstavljátʹ, помеща́ть pomeščátʹ |
verb to interrupt a conversation by introducing a different subject or making a comment
| Français | interrompre, couper, casser le fil |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | παρεμβαίνω paremvaíno |
| Русский | прерыва́ть preryvátʹ, перебива́ть perebivátʹ, вме́шиваться vméšivatʹsja |
verb to be inserted between parts or things
| Русский | вклиниваться vklinivatʹsja |
|---|
verb to intervene in a dispute, or in a conversation
| Español | interponerse, meterse en, lanzarse a la pelea |
|---|---|
| Français | s'interposer, se mêler à, se jeter dans la mêlée, semer la merde |
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title = {interpose},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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