interpose

Mr. Pontellier declined to interfere, to interpose either his influence or his authority.

The Canadian tried to interpose, but the Chief sternly imposed silence on him.

I felt it was time to interpose, and said that I did not see that it would help us very much to go into that matter in detail.

But when Meg proposed to take the girl immediately back to Gray Gables, he did not interpose the least objection.

There is a proverb which foretells peril to such as interpose in the quarrels of others.