Associations to the word «Interpose»

Wiktionary

INTERPOSE, verb. (transitive) To insert something (or oneself) between other things.
INTERPOSE, verb. (transitive) To interrupt a conversation by introducing a different subject or making a comment.
INTERPOSE, verb. (intransitive) To be inserted between parts or things; to come between.
INTERPOSE, verb. (intransitive) To intervene in a dispute, or in a conversation.

Dictionary definition

INTERPOSE, verb. Be or come between; "An interposing thicket blocked their way".
INTERPOSE, verb. Introduce; "God interposed death".
INTERPOSE, verb. To insert between other elements; "She interjected clever remarks".
INTERPOSE, 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?".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley