interpose
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See also interposé
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle French interposer, modification (influenced by poser to put, place), from Latin interpōnō, from inter (“between”) + pōnō (“I place, put”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Verb [edit]
interpose (third-person singular simple present interposes, present participle interposing, simple past and past participle interposed)
- (transitive) To insert something (or oneself) between other things.
- (transitive) To interrupt a conversation by introducing a different subject or making a comment.
- (intransitive) To be inserted between parts or things.
- (intransitive) To intervene in a dispute, or in a conversation.
Synonyms [edit]
- (To insert something (or oneself) between other things): insert
- (To interrupt a conversation by introducing a different subject or making a comment): interrupt
Translations [edit]
to insert something (or oneself) between other things
to interrupt a conversation by introducing a different subject or making a comment
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to be inserted between parts or things
to intervene in a dispute, or in a conversation
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Anagrams [edit]
French [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- Homophones: interposent, interposes
Verb [edit]
interpose
- first-person singular present indicative of interposer
- third-person singular present indicative of interposer
- first-person singular present subjunctive of interposer
- third-person singular present subjunctive of interposer
- second-person singular imperative of interposer
Italian [edit]
Verb [edit]
interpose
- third-person singular past historic of interporre
