interposing
Variant of interpose
in·ter·pose (in′tər pōz′, in′tər pōz′)
transitive verb interposed -·posed′, interposing -·pos′·ing
- to place or put between; insert
- to introduce by way of intervention; put forward as interference
- to introduce (a remark, opinion, etc.) into a conversation, debate, etc.; put in as an interruption
Etymology: Fr interposer, altered (infl. by poser: see pose) < L interpositus, pp. of interponere, to set between < inter-, between + ponere, to put, place: see position
intransitive verb
- to be or come between
- to intervene or mediate
- to interrupt
Related Forms:
- interposal in′·ter·pos′al noun
- interposer in′·ter·pos′er noun
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