interpose

verb in·ter·pose \ ˌin-tər-ˈpōz \

Definition of interpose

interposed; interposing

transitive verb

1 a : to place in an intervening position

b : to put (oneself) between : intrude

2 : to put forth by way of interference or intervention

3 : to introduce or throw in between the parts of a conversation or argument

intransitive verb

1 : to be or come between

2 : to step in between parties at variance : intervene

3 : interrupt

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interposer

noun

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Examples of interpose in a Sentence

The new system has interposed a bureaucratic barrier between doctors and patients.
He tried to interpose himself between the people who were fighting.
Please allow me to interpose a brief observation.

Recent Examples of interpose from the Web

All of this is interposed with video of Sondheim talking to Lapine about his life and career and the songs, along with historical footage.

— mark swed, latimes.com, "‘Sondheim on Sondheim’: A Broadway baby in symphonic clothes," 24 July 2017
By interposing her own stories among Austen’s, changing heroines and making mischief, Aiken forces us to see what Austen made her own heroines see: themselves from another perspective.

— lizzie skurnick, New York Times, "Joan Aiken’s Spinoffs and Sequels Finish the Stories Jane Austen Never Told," 14 July 2017
If Trump insists on interposing himself between Congress and their search for the facts, Congress should consider appointing a special prosecutor to make sure the job gets done.

— mattathias schwartz, The Intercept, "Why Donald Trump is Scared of Sally Yates," 8 May 2017

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