interpose vs obtrude

interpose

verb
  • To insert something (or oneself) between other things. 

  • To interrupt a conversation by introducing a different subject or making a comment. 

  • To intervene in a dispute, or in a conversation. 

  • To be inserted between parts or things; to come between. 

  • To offer (one's help or services). 

obtrude

verb
  • To proffer (something) by force; to impose (something) on someone or into some area. 

  • To impose (oneself) on others; to cut in. 

  • To become apparent in an unwelcome way, to be forcibly imposed; to jut in, to intrude (on or into). 

How often have the words interpose and obtrude occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )