| VERB | motion | interpose | be or come between |
|---|---|---|---|
| motion | interpose | introduce | |
| communication | interpose, interject, come in, put in, throw in, inject | to insert / insert between other elements | |
| social | interpose, intervene, step in, interfere | get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat / threat of force |
| Sounds | ih.nterpow'z | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Ambrose ... Windows: 49 rhymes with owz... | |
| Meaning | Be or come between. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Spanish | interponerse | |
| Catalan | interposar-se | |
| Meaning | introduce. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "God interposed death" | |
| Broader | introduce | bring in or establish in a new place or environment |
| Spanish | interponer | |
| Meaning | To insert / insert between other elements. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Synonyms | interject, come in, put in, throw in, inject | |
| Broader | interrupt, disrupt, break up, cut off | make a break / break in |
| Spanish | intercalar, interponer | |
| Nouns | interposition | the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts |
| interposition | the act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others | |
| Meaning | Get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat / threat of force. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | intervene, step in, interfere | |
| Narrower | interlope | encroach on the rights of others, as in trading without a proper license |
| meddle, tamper | intrude in other people's affairs or business | |
| Broader | interact | Act together or towards others or with others |
| Spanish | interferir, intervenir | |
| Catalan | interferir, intervenir | |
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