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interpose
English
Etymology
From Middle French interposer, influenced by poser (“to place, put”), from Latin interp?n?, from inter (“between”) + p?n? (“to place, put”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??n.t??p??z/
- (General American) IPA(key): /??n.t??po?z/
- Rhymes: -??z
- Hyphenation: in?ter?pose
Verb
interpose (third-person singular simple present interposes, present participle interposing, simple past and past participle interposed)
- (transitive) To insert something (or oneself) between other things.
- c. 1599, William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar[1], Act II, scene i,
- What watchful cares do interpose themselves
- Betwixt your eyes and night?
- 1785, William Cowper, The Task[2], book II, Philadelphia, Pa.: Thomas Dobson, 1787, page 30:
- Lands intersected by a narrow frith
- Abhor each other. Mountains interposed
- Make enemies of nations who had else
- Like kindred drops been mingled into one.
- c. 1599, William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar[1], Act II, scene i,
- (transitive) To interrupt a conversation by introducing a different subject or making a comment.
- 1674, John Milton, Paradise Lost[3], book XII, lines 1-5:
- As one who in his journey bates at Noone,
- Though bent on speed, so her the Archangel paused
- Betwixt the world destroyed and world restored,
- If Adam aught perhaps might interpose;
- Then with transition sweet new Speech resumes.
- 1674, John Milton, Paradise Lost[3], book XII, lines 1-5:
- (transitive) To offer (one's help or services).
- (intransitive) To be inserted between parts or things; to come between.
- 1782, William Cowper, “Truth”, in Poems, London: J. Johnson:
- Suppose, unlook’d for in a scene so rude,
- Long hid by interposing hill or wood,
- Some mansion neat and elegantly dress’d,
- By some kind hospitable heart possess’d
- Offer him warmth, security and rest;
- 1782, William Cowper, “Truth”, in Poems, London: J. Johnson:
- (intransitive) To intervene in a dispute, or in a conversation.
Synonyms
- (To insert something (or oneself) between other things): insert
- (To interrupt a conversation by introducing a different subject or making a comment): interrupt
Translations
Anagrams
- entropies, isentrope, tropeines
French
Pronunciation
- Homophones: interposent, interposes
Verb
interpose
- first-person singular present indicative of interposer
- third-person singular present indicative of interposer
- first-person singular present subjunctive of interposer
- third-person singular present subjunctive of interposer
- second-person singular imperative of interposer
Italian
Verb
interpose
- third-person singular past historic of interporre
Anagrams
- inesperto
- peroniste
- riponeste
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impose
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French imposer (“to lay on, impose”), taking the place of Latin imponere (“to lay on, impose”), from in (“on, upon”) + ponere (“to put, place”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?m?po?z/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?m?p??z/
- Rhymes: -??z
Verb
impose (third-person singular simple present imposes, present participle imposing, simple past and past participle imposed)
- (transitive) To establish or apply by authority.
- Congress imposed new tariffs.
- 2012 October 31, David M. Halbfinger, "[2]," New York Times (retrieved 31 October 2012):
- Localities across New Jersey imposed curfews to prevent looting. In Monmouth, Ocean and other counties, people waited for hours for gasoline at the few stations that had electricity. Supermarket shelves were stripped bare.
- (intransitive) to be an inconvenience (on or upon)
- I don't wish to impose upon you.
- to enforce: compel to behave in a certain way
- Social relations impose courtesy
- To practice a trick or deception (on or upon).
- To lay on, as the hands, in the religious rites of confirmation and ordination.
- To arrange in proper order on a table of stone or metal and lock up in a chase for printing; said of columns or pages of type, forms, etc.
Derived terms
- imposure
- superimpose
Related terms
- imposition
Translations
Further reading
- impose in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- impose in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- impose at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- mopies, pomeis
French
Verb
impose
- first-person singular present indicative of imposer
- third-person singular present indicative of imposer
- first-person singular present subjunctive of imposer
- third-person singular present subjunctive of imposer
- second-person singular imperative of imposer
Italian
Verb
impose
- third-person singular past historic of imporre
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