From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishinterposein‧ter‧pose /ˌɪntəˈpəʊz $ -tərˈpoʊz/ verb [transitive] formal 1 BETWEENto put yourself or something else between two other things She interposed herself between the general and his wife.2 INTRODUCEto say something when other people are having a conversation or argument, interrupting them ‘That might be difficult, ’ interposed Regina.→ See Verb table
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interpose• "That might be difficult, " interposed Mrs. Flavell.Origin interpose (1500-1600) French interposer, from Latin interponere, from ponere “to put” 