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interporre

to interpose, to place between

verb een-ter-POR-reh Rare
People & Society Law

Origin: From Latin interponere, 'to place between'.

Also means

to intervene

Usage Note

Interporre is an irregular compound of porre (to place), so it follows porre's conjugation: interpongo, interponi… present; past participle interposto. The reflexive interporsi means 'to insert oneself, to step in'. The legal phrase interporre appello means 'to lodge an appeal'.

Examples

"Ha interposto il suo veto alla decisione."

Natural Translation

He interposed his veto against the decision.

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