interpose
Use Interpose in a sentence
tərˈpoʊz verb (used with object)
1.
to place between; cause to intervene: to interpose an opaque body between a light and the eye.
2.
to put (a barrier, obstacle, etc.) between or in the way of.
3.
to put in (a remark, question, etc.) in the midst of a conversation, discourse, or the like.
4.
to bring (influence, action, etc.) to bear between parties, or on behalf of a party or person.
verb (used without object)
5.
to come between other things; assume an intervening position or relation.
6.
to step in between parties at variance; mediate.
7.
to put in or make a remark by way of interruption.
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| alternately functioning and not functioning or alternately functioning properly and improperly. |
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interpose (ˌɪntəˈpəʊz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to put or place between or among other things |
| 2. | to introduce (comments, questions, etc) into a speech or conversation; interject |
| 3. | to exert or use power, influence, or action in order to alter or intervene in (a situation) |
| [C16: from Old French interposer, from Latin interpōnere, from | |
| inter'posable | |
| —adj | |
| inter'posal | |
| —n | |
| inter'poser | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
interpose
c.1600, from M.Fr. interposer (14c.), from L. interponere (see interposition).
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Example sentences
But she did not interpose the arm of her own power to arrest the law and break the embargo.
We must have the capacity to interpose information from all of these regimes and do so in a dynamic manner.
They knew he expected the rebels to win in the end, but they believed he would not actively interpose to decide it.
And the speaker may interpose his own personality between you and the poem, for better or worse.
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