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Defenition of the word intervene

    • Defenition of the word intervene

      • To settle a quarrel; get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action.
      • get involved, usually so as to hinder or halt an action; "Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?"
      • occur between other event or between certain points of time; "the war intervened between the birth of her two children"
      • get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force; "Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?"
      • be placed or located between other things or extend between spaces and events; "This interludes intervenes between the two movements"; "Eight days intervened"
      • occur between other event or between certain points of time
      • get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
      • be placed or located between other things or extend between spaces and events

    Synonyms for the word intervene

      • interfere
      • interpose
      • step in

    Hyponyms for the word intervene

      • horn in
      • interlope
      • intrude into
      • meddle
      • meddle with
      • poke into
      • tamper

    Hypernyms for the word intervene

      • come about
      • fall out
      • go on
      • hap
      • happen
      • interact
      • lie
      • occur
      • pass
      • pass off
      • take place

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