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English verb: interpose | |||
| 1. | interpose (motion) be or come between | ||
| Samples | An interposing thicket blocked their way. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| 2. | interpose (motion) introduce | ||
| Samples | God interposed death. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | introduce | ||
| 3. | interpose (communication) to insert between other elements | ||
| Samples | She interjected clever remarks. | ||
| Synonyms | come in, inject, interject, put in, throw in | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | break up, cut off, disrupt, interrupt | ||
| 4. | interpose (social) get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force | ||
| Samples | Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?. | ||
| Synonyms | interfere, intervene, step in | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | interact | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | interlope, meddle, tamper | ||
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