Verb: interpose ,in-tu(r)'powz
- To insert between other elements
"She interposed clever remarks";
- interject, come in, put in, throw in, inject
- Be or come between
"An interposing thicket blocked their way"
- To put forth by way of intervention
"God interposed death"
- Get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
"Why did the U.S. not interpose earlier in WW II?";
- intervene, step in, interfere
Derived forms: interposed, interposes, interposing
Type of: come, cut off, disrupt, interact, interrupt, introduce