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interposed
[in-ter-pohz] 
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interpose
[in-ter-pohz]
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | interrupt |
| Synonyms: | arbitrate, insert, intercede, interfere, interject, interpolate, intervene, introduce, mediate, moderate, negotiate, sandwich |
| Main Entry: | broach |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring up a topic |
| Synonyms: | advance, approach, bring up, hint at, interject, interpose, introduce, mention, moot, move, offer, open up, propose, raise subject, speak of, submit, suggest, talk of, touch on, ventilate |
| Antonyms: | not mention |
| Main Entry: | chip in |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | contribute |
| Synonyms: | ante up, break in, chime in, come through, conate, go Dutch, interpose, interrupt, pay, pitch in, subscribe |
| Antonyms: | pilfer, take, take away |
| Main Entry: | come between |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | alienate |
| Synonyms: | divide, estrange, interfere, interpose, interrupt, intervene, meddle, part, put at odds, separate |
| Antonyms: | bring together, join, unite |
| Main Entry: | comment |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make statement of opinion, explanation |
| Synonyms: | affirm, animadvert, annotate, assert, bring out, clarify, commentate, conclude, construe, criticize, disclose, elucidate, explain, explicate, expound, express, gloss, illustrate, interject, interpose, interpret, mention, note, notice, observe, opine, pass on, point out, pronounce, reflect, remark, say, state, touch upon |
| Antonyms: | keep quiet, refrain |
| Main Entry: | contravene |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | go against, contradict |
| Synonyms: | abjure, breach, break, combat, conflict with, counteract, cross, defy, disaffirm, disobey, encroach, exclude, fight, gainsay, hinder, impugn, infract, infringe, interfere, interpose, intrude, negate, offend, oppose, overstep, refute, reject, repudiate, resist, spurn, thwart, transgress, traverse, trespass, violate |
| Antonyms: | agree, aid, allow, approve, assent, assist, concur, consent, endorse, help, permit, uphold |
| Main Entry: | cut in |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | interrupt |
| Synonyms: | break in, butt in, chisel in, horn in, interfere, interpose, intervene, intrude, move in, obtrude |
| Antonyms: | allow |
| Main Entry: | discontinue |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prevent activity from going on |
| Synonyms: | abandon, bag it, blow off, break off, call it quits, cease, close, desist, disconnect, disjoin, dissever, disunite, drop, end, finish, give over, give up, halt, interpose, interrupt, intervene, kill, knock off, leave off, part, pause, put an end to, quit, refrain from, scrub, separate, stop, surcease, suspend, terminate |
| Antonyms: | carry on, continue, restart, retry |
| Main Entry: | encroach |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | invade another's property, business |
| Synonyms: | appropriate, arrogate, barge in, butt in, crash, elbow in, entrench, horn in, impinge, infringe, interfere, interpose, intervene, intrude, make inroads, meddle, muscle in, overstep, put two cents in, squeeze in, stick nose into, trench, trespass, usurp, work in, worm in |
| Antonyms: | keep off |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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