interpose
Insert oneself amid
To interpose is to place something between other things, or to insert oneself into a situation.
You might interpose an objection during a debate or interpose yourself between quarreling parties: She interposed herself between the two men before fists could fly.
The word carries a sense of deliberate intervention—stepping in to separate, mediate, or interrupt.
Intervene on behalf
- step inInvolve oneself to help
- mediateFacilitate agreement between disputants
- arbitrateSettle as impartial judge
- come betweenSeparate or estrange
get involved · intermediate · broker · facilitate · negotiate · reconcile · prevent · obstruct
Interrupt or intrude suddenly
- butt inInterject without welcome
- chime inEnter a discussion
- break inUnlawful entry
- pipe upSpeak after silence
intrude · speak up · blurt · comment · remark · object · heckle · barge in
Obstruction preventing passage
- shieldHandheld defensive armor
- cushionStuffed fabric for comfort
- screenDisplay or barrier
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
insulation · buffer · spacer · baffle · filter · separator · divider · membrane
Solid mass, or impede
- hinderObstruct or delay
- impedeTo obstruct movement
- obstructBlock or hinder passage
- barDrinking establishment
stand between · get in the way · disrupt · thwart · hamper · stall · delay · stymie
Insert by needle
- introduceMake formally known
- insertPlace within another thing
- intersperseScatter among other things
- interpolateEstimate intermediate values
interweave · inlay · splice · slip in · wedge · sandwich · embed · slide in
intercede
Intervene on behalf
- step inInvolve oneself to help
- mediateFacilitate agreement between disputants
- arbitrateSettle as impartial judge
come between · get involved · intermediate · broker · facilitate · negotiate · reconcile · prevent · obstruct · block
cut in
Interrupt or intrude suddenly
pipe up · intrude · speak up · blurt · comment · remark · object · heckle · barge in · retort
barrier
Obstruction preventing passage
partition · insulation · buffer · spacer · baffle · filter · separator · divider · membrane · gasket
block
Solid mass, or impede
bar · stand between · get in the way · disrupt · thwart · hamper · stall · delay · stymie · foil
inject
Insert by needle
- introduceMake formally known
- insertPlace within another thing
- intersperseScatter among other things
interpolate · interweave · inlay · splice · slip in · wedge · sandwich · embed · slide in · slot
- chesscheck, pawns, knights, rooks, pawn
- "Inter-" wordsinterstate, international, internet, interview, interact
- intervenestep in, intercede, mediate, arbitrate, get involved
- blockingblock, barrier, barricade, blockade, obstruction
interposeignore
Refuse to notice
disregard · stay out · stand aside · overlook · abstain
interposeremain silent
hold one's tongue · keep quiet · say nothing · bite one's tongue · listen