interject

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Kevin's been kinda busy lately, and I've got a free moment, so allow me to interject -- Ease up, pardner.

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  1. transitive verb To insert between other elements; interpose. See Synonyms at introduce.

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  • So I'm just going to intersect -- interject a little bit with some of the things that you'll see in the video. —  Ross Lovegrove shares organic designs
  • Unthinkable. Not that the High Priest would consider the task beneath hims" he rushed to interject, "but it would never fall to his office. —  F ;SF; - vol 090 issue 01 - January 1996
  • Clark tried to interject, but he was drowned out by the shouting match in session. —  Marv wolfman - Superman Returns
  • I've always liked Chabrol's weird blend of class hostility and Hitchcock, lesbian inter-fighting, sexual conflict and bourgeoisie blasting, but never quite "loved" it; hence I have no valuable opinion to interject (aww), but I'm looking forward to digging into the pieces from those who do, and enhancing my appreciation of his subtleties. —  Bright Lights After Dark
  • The honourable Leader of the Opposition should have sat down sooner than he did when I got to my feet, but I warn honourable members that they must not interject or I will have to ask them to stand, withdraw, and apologise for such interjections during points of order. —  ScreenTalk
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interject:   interjected ·  interjects
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  1. Latin intericere, interiect- : inter-, inter- + iacere, to throw; see yē- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Latin interjectus, past participle of interjacere, interjicere, throw between, put between, from inter, between, + jacěrc, throw: see jet. Cf. abject, adject, conject, deject, eject, inject, etc.
 

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/ɪntərˈdʒɛkt/
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