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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Interpose \In`ter*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Interposed}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Interposing}.] [F. interposer. See {Inter-},
and {Pose}, v. t.]
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1. To place between; as, to interpose a screen between the
eye and the light.
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Mountains interposed
Make enemies of nations. --Cowper.
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2. To thrust; to intrude; to put between, either for aid or
for troubling.
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What watchful cares do interpose themselves
Betwixt your eyes and night? --Shak.
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The common Father of mankind seasonably interposed
his hand, and rescues miserable man. --Woodward.
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3. To introduce or inject between the parts of a conversation
or argument. --Milton.
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