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interpel

interpel verb: to interrupt, break in upon, or intercede with.

Verb

interpel (third-person singular simple present interpels, present participle interpelling, simple past and past participle interpelled)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To interrupt, break in upon, or intercede with.

Forms of interpel

third-person singular presentinterpels
present participleinterpelling
past participleinterpelled
pastinterpelled

Origin of interpel

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

Words formed from interpel

Questions about interpel

What does interpel mean?
Interpel means to interrupt, break in upon, or intercede with.
What part of speech is interpel?
Interpel is a verb.
What is the past tense of interpel?
The past tense of interpel is interpelled.

Words near interpel in the dictionary

  1. interpeak
  2. interpectoral
  3. interpedal
  4. interpedicular
  5. interpeduncular
  6. interpel
  7. interpellant
  8. interpellants
  9. interpellate
  10. interpellated
  11. interpellates

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