interpose
verb
[ ɪntəˈpəʊz ]
• place or insert between one thing and another.
• "she interposed herself between the newcomers"
• intervene between parties.
• "the legislature interposed to suppress these amusements"
Similar:
intervene,
intercede,
step in,
mediate,
involve oneself,
interfere,
intrude,
obtrude,
butt in,
cut in,
barge in,
horn in,
muscle in,
Origin:
late 16th century: from French interposer, from Latin interponere ‘put in’ (from inter- ‘between’ + ponere ‘put’), but influenced by interpositus ‘inserted’ and Old French poser ‘to place’.
