interpose vs cut off

interpose is not an adjective while cut off is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
interpose	No	No	Yes	No
cut off	No	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, cut off is a hypernym of interpose; that is, cut off is a word with a broader meaning than interpose:

Other hypernyms of interpose include break up, disrupt, interrupt.

interpose (adjective)	cut off (adjective)
	detached by cutting

interpose (verb)	cut off (verb)
to insert between other elements	cease, stop
to put forth by way of intervention	make a break in
be or come between	remove by or as if by cutting
get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force	remove surgically
	break a small piece off from
	cut off and stop