interpose

  • 1interposé — interposé, ée [ ɛ̃tɛrpoze ] adj. • 1355; de interposer ♦ Rare Qui intervient. Dr. Personne interposée, qui figure sur un acte à la place du véritable intéressé. Loc. cour. Par personnes interposées : par l intermédiaire d autres personnes. Le «… …

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  • 2interpose — I verb be an obstacle to, block, break into, come between, force in, hinder, impede, infiltrate, infringe, inject, insert, intercalate, intercede, intercept, interfere, interfere, interject, intermeddle, intermediate, interponere, interrupt,… …

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  • 3interpose — 1 inteiject, introduce, insert, insinuate, interpolate, intercalate Analogous words: *throw, toss, cast: *intrude, obtrude: *push, shove, thrust 2 Interpose, interfere, intervene, mediate, intercede all basically mean to come or to go between two …

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  • 4Interpose — In ter*pose , v. i. 1. To be or come between. [1913 Webster] Long hid by interposing hill or wood. Cowper. [1913 Webster] 2. To step in between parties at variance; to mediate; as, the prince interposed and made peace. Pope. [1913 Webster] 3. To… …

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  • 5Interpose — In ter*pose , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Interposed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Interposing}.] [F. interposer. See {Inter }, and {Pose}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. To place between; as, to interpose a screen between the eye and the light. [1913 Webster] Mountains …

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  • 6interposé — interposé, ée (in tèr pô zé, zée) part. passé d interposer. •   Le bismuth n est qu interposé dans les mines de cobalt, comme dans presque toutes les autres où il se trouve, parce qu il conserve toujours son état de pureté native, BUFF. Min. t. V …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 7Interpose — In ter*pose, n. Interposition. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 8interpose — (v.) 1590s, from M.Fr. interposer (14c.), from inter (see INTER (Cf. inter )) + poser (see POSE (Cf. pose) (v.1)). Related: Interposed; interposing …

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  • 9interposé — Interposé, [interpos]ée. part. Il a les significations de son verbe. On dit, Negocier par personnes interposées, pour dire, Se servir de la mediation, de l entremise de quelques personnes pour la negociation d une affaire. On dit aussi qu Une… …

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  • 10interpose — ► VERB 1) insert between one thing and another. 2) intervene between parties. 3) say as an interruption. 4) exercise or advance (a veto or objection). DERIVATIVES interposition noun. ORIGIN French interposer, from Latin …

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