v.
Pronunciation: ˌ in-t ə r- ' p ō z
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -posed ; -pos · ing
Etymology: Middle French interposer, from Latin interponere (perf. indicative interposui ), from inter- + ponere to put ― more at POSITION
Date: 1582
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
– in · ter · pos · er noun
synonyms INTERPOSE , INTERFERE , INTERVENE , MEDIATE , INTERCEDE mean to come or go between. INTERPOSE often implies no more than this < interposed herself between him and the door>. INTERFERE implies hindering <noise interfered with my concentration>. INTERVENE may imply an occurring in space or time between two things or a stepping in to stop a conflict <quarreled until the manager intervened >. MEDIATE implies intervening between hostile factions < mediated between the parties>. INTERCEDE implies acting for an offender in begging mercy or forgiveness < interceded on our behalf>. synonym see in addition INTRODUCE