interposing

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interposing - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Interpose \In`ter*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interposed; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Interposing.] [F. interposer. See Inter-,
     and Pose, v. t.]
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     1. To place between; as, to interpose a screen between the
        eye and the light.
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              Mountains interposed
              Make enemies of nations.              --Cowper.
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     2. To thrust; to intrude; to put between, either for aid or
        for troubling.
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              What watchful cares do interpose themselves
              Betwixt your eyes and night?          --Shak.
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              The common Father of mankind seasonably interposed
              his hand, and rescues miserable man.  --Woodward.
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     3. To introduce or inject between the parts of a conversation
        or argument. --Milton.
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