interpose

verb

1. be or come between

- An interposing thicket blocked their way

Definition categories: motion

2. introduce

- God interposed death

Definition categories: motion, introduce

3. to insert between other elements

- She interjected clever remarks

Similar word(s): inject, interject

Definition categories: communication, disrupt, interrupt

4. get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force

- Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?

Similar word(s): interfere, intervene

Definition categories: social, interact