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interpose
verb
to insert between other elements
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 9
- Starts with
- I
- Ends with
- E
- Contains
- NTERPOS
- Scrabble score
- 11
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ˌɪn.təˈpəʊz
Meaning
Definitions
verb
to insert between other elements
“She interjected clever remarks”
verb
to put forth by way of intervention
“God interposed death”
verb
be or come between
“An interposing thicket blocked their way”
verb
get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
“Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?”
In context
Example Sentences
She interjected clever remarks
God interposed death
An interposing thicket blocked their way
Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?
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