INTERPONE In`ter*pone", v. t. Etym: [L. interponere; inter between + ponere to place. See Position.]
Defn: To interpose; to insert or place between. [R.] Cudworth.
INTERPONENT
In`ter*po"nent, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, interposes; an interloper, an opponent.
[R.] Heywood.
INTERPOSAL
In`ter*pos"al, n. Etym: [From Interpose.]
Defn: The act of interposing; interposition; intervention.
INTERPOSE
In`ter*pose", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interposed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Interposing.] Etym: [F. interposer. See Inter-, and Pose, v. t.]
1. To place between; as, to interpose a screen between the eye and the light. Mountains interposed Make enemies of nations. Cowper.
2. To thrust; to intrude; to between, either for aid or for troubling. What watchful cares do interpose themselves Betwixt your eyes and night Shak. The common Father of mankind seasonably interposed his hand, and rescues miserable man. Woodward.
3. To introduce or inject between the parts of a conversation or argument. Milton.