different between interpose vs transpose

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)

1. (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.

2. (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.

3. (transitive) To offer (one's help or services).
4. (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;

5. (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

1. first-person singular present indicative of interposer
2. third-person singular present indicative of interposer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of interposer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of interposer
5. second-person singular imperative of interposer

Italian

Verb

interpose

1. third-person singular past historic of interporre

Anagrams

• inesperto
• peroniste
• riponeste

English

Etymology 1

From Old French transposer, from Latin transpositus (perfect passive participle), from Latin transponere (“to put across”), from trans (“across”) + ponere (“to put”).

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: tr?nzp?z', IPA^(key): /t?ænz?p??z/
• (UK) enPR: tränsp?z', IPA^(key): /t???ns?p??z/

Verb

transpose (third-person singular simple present transposes, present participle transposing, simple past and past participle transposed)

1. (transitive) To reverse or change the order of (two or more things); to swap or interchange.
2. (transitive, music) To rewrite or perform (a piece) in another key.
3. (transitive, algebra) To move (a term) from one side of an algebraic equation to the other, reversing the sign of the term.

   Synonyms: reduce, cancel

4. (transitive, linear algebra) To rearrange elements in a matrix, by interchanging their respective row and column positional indicators.
5. (transitive, law, chiefly of the European Union) To give force to a directive by passing appropriate implementation measures.

Synonyms

• (reverse or change the order of): exchange, interchange, swap, swap over, swap round, switch; See also Thesaurus:switch

Translations

Adjective

transpose (comparative more transpose, superlative most transpose)

1. (adjective, linear algebra) A matrix with the characteristic of having been transposed from a given matrix.

Noun

transpose (plural transposes)

1. (adjective, linear algebra) The resulting matrix, derived from performing a transpose operation on a given matrix.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From the verb.

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: tr?nz'p?z, IPA^(key): /?t?ænzp??z/
• (UK) enPR: träns'p?z, IPA^(key): /?t???nsp??z/

Noun

transpose (plural transposes)

1. (linear algebra) The process of rearranging elements in a matrix, by interchanging their respective row and column positional indicators.

Translations

Anagrams

• near posts, patroness, postnares, prostanes, sparstone

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: transposent, transposes

Verb

transpose

1. first-person singular present indicative of transposer
2. third-person singular present indicative of transposer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of transposer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of transposer
5. second-person singular imperative of transposer

Anagrams

• passeront, reposants

Italian

Verb

transpose

1. third-person singular past historic of transporre

Anagrams

• spostarne, spronaste