interpose
4 synonyms for interpose, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To put something, or oneself, between two other things.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
The word comes from Middle French interposer, shaped by the influence of poser (“to place, put”), and ultimately from Latin interpōnō, itself formed from inter (“between”) and pōnō (“to place, put”).
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