interpose

Verb

be or come between
introduce
- "God interposed death"
to insert between other elements
get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
To insert something (or oneself) between other things.
To interrupt a conversation by introducing a different subject or making a comment.
To offer (one's help or services).
To be inserted between parts or things; to come between.
To intervene in a dispute, or in a conversation.

Examples

to interpose a screen between the eye and the light

Origin / Etymology

From Middle French interposer, influenced by poser (“to place, put”), from Latin interpōnō, from inter (“between”) + pōnō (“to place, put”).

Synonyms

come in, inject, interfere, interject, intervene, put in, step in, throw in, insert, interrupt

Scrabble Score: 11

interpose: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
interpose: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
interpose: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

interpose: valid Words With Friends Word