interpel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To interrupt, break in upon, or intercede with.

Word forms

interpel interpels interpelling interpelled

Etymology

Latin interpello, from inter (“between”) + pellare, akin to pellere (“to drive”), compare French interpeller.

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