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interpose

It's annoying when ads interpose segments of your favorite TV show. When something interposes something else it interrupts it.

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. It can also mean "interject," or say quickly, and also "get involved in." If you want to interpose when another person interposes himself into a long waiting line, you might interpose, "Hey, you're cutting."

DEFINITIONS OF: interpose

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v introduce

“God interposed death”
Type of:
introduce
bring in or establish in a new place or environment

v to insert between other elements

Synonyms:
come in, inject, interject, put in, throw in
Type of:
break up, cut off, disrupt, interrupt
make a break in

v be or come between

“An interposing thicket blocked their way”

v get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force

Synonyms:
interfere, intervene, step in
Types:
meddle, tamper
intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly
interlope
encroach on the rights of others, as in trading without a proper license
Type of:
interact
act together or towards others or with others
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