interposes
Gets between parties
Interposes is the third-person singular of interpose, meaning to place or insert between other things.
Someone interposes themselves between quarreling parties to separate them.
A person interposes an objection during a discussion—inserting it into the flow.
She interposes herself between the children before they can fight.
The word suggests deliberate intervention, putting something in the way of something else.
Inserts remarks abruptly
- interpolatesEstimates intermediate values
- intercalatesInserts between existing elements
- interspersesScatters among other things
- injectsIntroduces into forcibly
introduces · interweaves · insinuates · wedges · slips in · inserts · sandwiches · splices
Facilitates dispute resolution
- arbitratesSettles conflicts officially
- intercedesActs as intermediary
- intervenesActs to alter events
- comes betweenPositions itself amid others
steps in · intermediates · negotiates · moderates · referees · buffers · interferes · intrudes
interjects
Inserts remarks abruptly
- interpolatesEstimates intermediate values
- intercalatesInserts between existing elements
- interspersesScatters among other things
injects · introduces · interweaves · insinuates · wedges · slips in · inserts · sandwiches · splices · infixes
mediates
Facilitates dispute resolution
- arbitratesSettles conflicts officially
- intercedesActs as intermediary
- intervenesActs to alter events
steps in · comes between · intermediates · negotiates · moderates · referees · buffers · interferes · intrudes · obstructs
interposeswithdraws
Pulls out or removes
removes · extracts · pulls out · retracts · takes away
interposesabstains
Deliberately doesn't partake
refrains · stands aside · holds back · keeps out · disengages