intervene
From the Latin “intervenire,” meaning “to come between,” the verb intervene means just that: to get involved, to jump in the middle of something, to interfere.
The verb intervene was first recorded around 1600. Since then there haven’t been many interventions in its meaning or usage. You should probably intervene in a heated verbal fight between two of your friends before it escalates and gets physical. Especially if they’re debating the United States’ habit of intervening in international conflicts.
Definitions of intervene
be placed or located between other things or extend between spaces and events
“This interludes
intervenes between the two movements”“Eight days
intervened”-
type of:
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liebe located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
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lie
occur between other events or between certain points of time
“the war
intervened between the birth of her two children”-
type of:
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come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off, take placecome to pass
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come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off, take place
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?”
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