interpose

/ˌɪntəpˈə‍ʊz/

/ˌɪntɝˈpoʊz/

to interpose

MAIN VERB

be or come between

to insert between other elements

synonyms : come in

introduce

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

synonyms : interfere

Examples

1. Her husband interposed.

2. A king should not interpose himself.

3. Well, let me interpose a question here.

4. They had attempted to interpose a veto and to stop the oligarchs in the senate, from their actions against Caesar, but they had been overruled.