-ōz verb
Etymology: Middle French interposer, modification (influenced by poser to put, place) of Latin interponere (perfect stem interpos- ), from inter- + ponere to put, place — more at pose , position
transitive verb
1.
a. : to place between or in an intermediate position : cause to intervene
dense … forests interpose an almost impassable barrier — Samuel Van Valkenburg & Ellsworth Huntington
tending to interpose objects of worship between God and man — W.R.Inge
b. : to put (oneself) between : thrust in : intrude
what watchful cares do interpose themselves betwixt your eyes and night? — Shakespeare
2. : to put forth by way of interference or intervention
prevent a decision's being reached by interposing a veto
3. : to introduce or throw in between the parts of a conversation or argument
interrupted by questions from the class, and listened to whatever we might so interpose — C.I.Lewis
interpose objections
4. : to move (a chessman) so as to shield a checked king or a piece that is directly attacked
intransitive verb
1. : to be or come between
cut through an interposing thicket
2. : to step in between parties at variance : intervene , mediate
listened … to their dispute, and at length interposed once more on the old man's side — W.H.Hudson †1922
3. : to make an interruption or digression
here Adam interposed — John Milton