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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Interpose \In'ter*pose"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Interposed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Interposing}.] [F. interposer. See {Inter-}, and {Pose}, verb (used with an object)]
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 put 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.
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