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Definition of Intervene
1. Verb. 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?"
Exact synonyms: Interfere, Interpose, Step In
Generic synonyms: Interact
Specialized synonyms: Meddle, Tamper, Interlope
Derivative terms: Interference, Intervenor, Intervention
Generic synonyms: Interact
Specialized synonyms: Meddle, Tamper, Interlope
Derivative terms: Interference, Intervenor, Intervention
2. Verb. Be placed or located between other things or extend between spaces and events. "Eight days intervened"
Generic synonyms: Lie
3. Verb. Occur between other event or between certain points of time. "The war intervened between the birth of her two children"
Definition of Intervene
1. v. i. To come between, or to be between, persons or things; -- followed by between; as, the Mediterranean intervenes between Europe and Africa.
2. v. t. To come between.
3. n. A coming between; intervention; meeting.
Definition of Intervene
1. [v -VENED, -VENING, -VENES]
Medical Definition of Intervene
1. To come between. "Self-sown woodlands of birch, alder, etc, intervening the different estates." (De Quincey) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)