It was always the image of the Master of Ravenswood, with his native nobleness of countenance and form, that seemed to interpose betwixt her and assured death.
Source: tatoeba (7752214)
Interpose
//ˌɪn.təˈpəʊz//
Synonyms for "interpose" (122 found)
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4 entriesderived
6 entriesmanner of
1 entriesrelated to
4 entriesTranslations
47 translations across 14 languages.
Armenian
4 entries- միջադրել verb (to insert something (or oneself) between other things)
- միջամտել verb (to intervene in a dispute, or in a conversation)
- մտցնել verb (to insert something (or oneself) between other things)
- ներդնել verb (to insert something (or oneself) between other things)
Bulgarian
3 entries- вмъквам verb (to insert something (or oneself) between other things)
- намесвам се verb (to intervene in a dispute, or in a conversation)
- прекъсвам verb (to interrupt a conversation by introducing a different subject or making a comment)
Dutch
4 entries- in de rede vallen verb (to interrupt a conversation by introducing a different subject or making a comment)
- tussenbeide komen verb (to intervene in a dispute, or in a conversation)
- tussenkomen verb (to interrupt a conversation by introducing a different subject or making a comment)
- tussenzetten verb (to insert something (or oneself) between other things)
Finnish
4 entries- keskeyttää verb (to interrupt a conversation by introducing a different subject or making a comment)
- keskeyttää verb (to intervene in a dispute, or in a conversation)
- laittaa väliin verb (to insert something (or oneself) between other things)
- tulla väliin verb (to be inserted between parts or things)
French
4 entries- casser le fil verb (to interrupt a conversation by introducing a different subject or making a comment)
- couper verb (to interrupt a conversation by introducing a different subject or making a comment)
- intercaler verb (to insert something (or oneself) between other things)
- interposer verb (to insert something (or oneself) between other things)
Greek
2 entries- παρεμβάλλω verb (to insert something (or oneself) between other things)
- παρεμβαίνω verb (to interrupt a conversation by introducing a different subject or making a comment)
Ladino
1 entries- enkashar verb (to insert something (or oneself) between other things)
Māori
4 entries- aruaru verb (to interrupt a conversation by introducing a different subject or making a comment)
- kohiko verb (to interrupt a conversation by introducing a different subject or making a comment)
- kuhi verb (to be inserted between parts or things)
- kōkuhu verb (to insert something (or oneself) between other things)
Northern Kurdish
2 entries- danîn nav verb (to insert something (or oneself) between other things)
- xistin nav verb (to insert something (or oneself) between other things)
Polish
2 entries- wstawić verb (to insert something (or oneself) between other things)
- wtrącić verb (to interrupt a conversation by introducing a different subject or making a comment)
Portuguese
1 entries- interpor verb (to insert something (or oneself) between other things)
Russian
4 entries- вклиниваться verb (to be inserted between parts or things)
- вме́шиваться verb (to interrupt a conversation by introducing a different subject or making a comment)
- вставля́ть verb (to insert something (or oneself) between other things)
- перебива́ть verb (to interrupt a conversation by introducing a different subject or making a comment)
Spanish
4 entries- interponer verb (to insert something (or oneself) between other things)
- interponerse verb (to intervene in a dispute, or in a conversation)
- lanzarse a la pelea verb (to intervene in a dispute, or in a conversation)
- meterse en verb (to intervene in a dispute, or in a conversation)
Swedish
1 entries- inskjuta verb (to interrupt a conversation by introducing a different subject or making a comment)
Sample sentences
9 total sentences available.
to interpose a screen between the eye and the light
Source: wiktionary
What watchful cares do interpose themselves Betwixt your eyes and night?
Source: wiktionary
Lands intersected by a narrow frith Abhor each other. Mountains interposed Make enemies of nations who had else Like kindred drops been mingled into one.
Source: wiktionary
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.