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Interpose

To place between; as, to interpose a screen between the eye and the light.

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Broader term 5

Come 76% connected

of Come

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Disrupt 76% connected

Rent off; torn asunder; severed; disrupted.

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Interact 76% connected

A short act or piece between others, as in a play; an interlude; hence, intermediate employment or time.

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Interrupt 76% connected

To break into, or between; to stop, or hinder by breaking in upon the course or progress of; to interfere with the current or motion of; to cause a t…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Introduce 76% connected

To lead or bring in; to conduct or usher in; as, to introduce a person into a drawing-room.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Manner of action 3

Interlope 76% connected

To run between parties and intercept without right the advantage that one should gain from the other; to traffic without a proper license; to intrude…

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Meddle 76% connected

To mix; to mingle.

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Tamper 76% connected

One who tamps; specifically, one who prepares for blasting, by filling the hole in which the charge is placed.

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Interjection 74% connected

The act of interjecting or throwing between; also, that which is interjected.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Interjection 74% connected

The act of interjecting or throwing between; also, that which is interjected.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 4

Inject 92% connected

To throw in; to dart in; to force in; as, to inject cold water into a condenser; to inject a medicinal liquid into a cavity of the body; to inject mo…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Interfere 92% connected

To come in collision; to be in opposition; to clash; as, interfering claims, or commands.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Interject 92% connected

To throw in between; to insert; to interpose.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Intervene 92% connected

To come between, or to be between, persons or things; -- followed by between; as, the Mediterranean intervenes between Europe and Africa.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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