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interpose.

To insert something (or oneself) between other things.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˌɪn.təˈpəʊz/Received-Pronunciation/ˌɪn.tɚˈpoʊz/General-American
  1. To insert something (or oneself) between other things.

    transitive
    to interpose a screen between the eye and the light
  2. To interrupt a conversation by introducing a different subject or making a comment.

    transitive
  3. To offer (one's help or services).

    transitive
  4. To be inserted between parts or things; to come between.

    intransitive
  5. To intervene in a dispute, or in a conversation.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle French interposer, influenced by poser (“to place, put”), from Latin interpōnō, from inter (“between”) + pōnō (“to place, put”).

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