interpel

English

Etymology

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

Verb

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

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

References

• interpel in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913