English → Latin
“interpose” in Latin
interpōnōto put, place or lay between or among; to insert, interpose or introduce (often in a bad way); to pledgeinteriaciōto interpose, intersperse, intervene, intermingleintercēdōto intervene; to intercede; to interrupt or hinderinquamto say
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
interpose
TRANS., interponere (to place between, aliquid or aliquem alicui rei or alicui): interjicere or interjacere (to cast between; absolutely, legionariis interjaciunt cohortes, Caes., ; aliquid inter aliquid atque aliquid, Cic.; aliquid alicui rei, e.g., nasus quasi murus oculis interjectus, Cic.). To interpose some delay, moram aliquam interponere (rei faciendae or quin, etc.): to interpose one’s authority, auctoritatem suam interponere or interserere alicui rei.
INTRANS., To come in as mediator, etc., se interponere: intercedere: intercessionem suam interponere (post-Augustan, Suet. = to interfere to prevent). To interpose to prevent anything [Vid: “INTERFERE to prevent anything. “]
To put in by way of interruption, interponere (but as transitive verb, the interposed words being the object): interpellare aliquem (to interrupt): inquam, inquit (say I, says he).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for interpose?
- The usual Latin words for “interpose” are interpōnō, interiaciō, intercēdō; also inquam. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.