intervene

[ in-ter-veen ]

/ ˌɪn tərˈvin /

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verb (used without object), in·ter·vened, in·ter·ven·ing.

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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Words related to intervene

intermediate, middle, sandwiched

Words nearby intervene

interval signal, interval training, intervale, intervalometer, intervarsity, intervene, intervenient, intervening sequence, intervening variable, intervenor, intervenous tubercle

Origin of intervene

1580–90; < Latin intervenīre to come between, equivalent to inter- inter- + venīre to come; see convene

SYNONYMS FOR intervene

1 arbitrate, interpose.

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OTHER WORDS FROM intervene

re·in·ter·vene, verb (used without object), re·in·ter·vened, re·in·ter·ven·ing.un·in·ter·ven·ing, adjective

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Examples from the Web for intervening

Yet their work lives on, and hardly seems to have lost any of its vitality during the intervening years.
The Golden Age of Rock Album Covers|Ted Gioia|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Israelis have been intervening in American politics for years.
The Inside Story of U.S. Meddling in Israel’s Elections|Aaron David Miller|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On November 24, 1986, the NSPG met from 2:00 until 3:45 in the afternoon to discuss developments in the intervening two weeks.
How the Reagan White House Bungled Its Response to Iran-Contra Revelations|Malcolm Byrne|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Eventually, the U.S. pulled back from intervening in Syria—well, at least for a year or so.
The Kardashian Look-Alike Trolling for Assad|Noah Shachtman, Michael Kennedy|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST

I suppose in the intervening years I always assumed someone else would make a film about him.
Vogue Photographer Erwin Blumenfeld: Secrets of a Fashion Legend|Tim Teeman|September 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As in the case of the telephone, no intervening operator is necessary.
Steam Steel and Electricity|James W. Steele
Of course, if the Snark were sailing due west at six knots per hour, for the intervening four hours her latitude would not change.
The Cruise of the Snark|Jack London
It ought to be much the same to me what room I inhabit for the few intervening hours.'
Self-control|Mary Brunton
Across the intervening levels the gale races in a straight line from the fort, as if breathed out of it hitherward.
A Changed Man and Other Tales|Thomas Hardy
Now, we were rushing on beside them; sometimes close beside them; sometimes with an intervening slope, covered with vineyards.
With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for intervening

intervene

/ (ˌɪntəˈviːn) /

verb (intr)

(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

Derived forms of intervene

intervener or intervenor, noun

Word Origin for intervene

C16: from Latin intervenīre to come between, from inter- + venīre to come

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