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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Interpose \In`ter*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Interposed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Interposing}.] [F. interposer. See {Inter-}, and {Pose}, v. t.] 1. To place between; as, to interpose a screen between the eye and the light. Mountains interposed Make enemies of nations. --Cowper. 2. To thrust; to intrude; to between, either for aid or for troubling. What watchful cares do interpose themselves Betwixt your eyes and night? --Shak. The common Father of mankind seasonably interposed his hand, and rescues miserable man. --Woodward. 3. To introduce or inject between the parts of a conversation or argument. --Milton. | |
