intervene
- to come between disputing people, groups, etc.; intercede; mediate.
- to occur or be between two things.
- to occur or happen between other events or periods: Nothing important intervened between the meetings.
- (of things) to occur incidentally so as to modify or hinder: We enjoyed the picnic until a thunderstorm intervened.
- to interfere with force or a threat of force: to intervene in the affairs of another country.
- Law. to interpose and become a party to a suit pending between other parties.
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intercede, negotiate, arbitrate, involve, interfere, meddle, intrude, settle, reconcile, separate, interpose, obtrude, intermediate, interrupt, part, sever, divide, bedevil, supervene, ensueExamples from the Web for intervene
Contemporary Examples of intervene
Nothing in it was meant to change the basic operations of the capitalist economy or to intervene aggressively in class relations.
Please, Your Excellencies, consider my case with justice and intervene on my behalf.
Starr stresses that universities are required under Title IX to investigate and intervene in sexual assault cases.
Many Syrian rebels remain furious with what they view as a cynical U.S. decision to intervene in Syria against ISIS but not Assad.
Even if he had wanted to intervene, he couldn't have as he is "no Arnold Schwarzenegger," as he says.
The ‘Hunted’ Gays of Putin’s Russia: Vicious Vigilantes and State Bigotry Close UpTim Teeman
October 6, 2014
Historical Examples of intervene
When God is pleased to intervene, it is not for man to try to understand.
The Three Cities Trilogy, CompleteEmile Zola
So extreme was Eve's suffering, that she wished to intervene and part them.
The Three Cities Trilogy, CompleteEmile Zola
And it thereupon became necessary for Beauchene to intervene.
FruitfulnessEmile Zola
If he thought there was no danger of the marriage, he would be in no hurry to intervene.
The ManxmanHall Caine
She always resented any slight on it, and Mrs. Herriton had to intervene.
Where Angels Fear to TreadE. M. Forster
intervene
- (often foll by in) to take a decisive or intrusive role (in) in order to modify or determine events or their outcome
- (foll by in or between) to come or be (among or between)
- (of a period of time) to occur between events or points in time
- (of an event) to disturb or hinder a course of action
- economics to take action to affect the market forces of an economy, esp to maintain the stability of a currency
- law to interpose and become a party to a legal action between others, esp in order to protect one's interests