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- Dictionaryinterpose/ˌɪntəˈpəʊz/
verb
- 1. place or insert between one thing and another: "she interposed herself between the newcomers" Similar
- 2. intervene between parties: "the legislature interposed to suppress these amusements" Similar
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The meaning of INTERPOSE is to place in an intervening position. How to use interpose in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Interpose.
INTERPOSE definition: 1. to put yourself or something between two things, people, or groups, especially in order to stop…. Learn more.
Interpose definition: to place between; cause to intervene. See examples of INTERPOSE used in a sentence.
INTERPOSE meaning: 1. to put yourself or something between two things, people, or groups, especially in order to stop…. Learn more.
Definition of interpose verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. To come between things; assume an intervening position. 2. To come between the parties in a dispute; intervene. 3. To insert a remark, question, or argument.
1. verb. If you interpose something between two people or things, you place it between them. [formal] Police had to interpose themselves between the two rival groups. [V pron-refl + between] The work interposes a glass plate between two large circular mirrors. [V n + between]
To interpose is to interrupt by placing something in between other things. If you look closely at the word interpose, you'll see inter, which means "between," and pose, which means "position." Don't think of this only in the physical sense though.
Interpose definition: To introduce or interject (a comment, for example) during discourse or a conversation.
to place between; cause to intervene: to interpose an opaque body between a light and the eye. to put (a barrier, obstacle, etc.) between or in the way of. to put in (a remark, question, etc.) in the midst of a conversation, discourse, or the like.
