interpel

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verb

To interrupt, break in upon, or intercede with.

OriginLatin interpello →
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Meanings

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

present singular third person interpels · participle present interpelling · participle past interpelled · past interpelled

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo interrupt, break in upon, or intercede with.

Origin

  1. Latininterpello
  2. Englishinterpel

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

pelretin
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APA

interpel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interpel

MLA

“interpel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interpel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interpel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interpel.

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