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Intervene
ˌɪntəˈviːn
Intervene definitions
verb
intervene
intervened
intervenes
intervening
- take part in something so as to prevent or alter a result or course of events
"he acted outside his authority when he intervened in the dispute"
- (of an event or circumstance) occur as a delay or obstacle to something being done
"Christmas intervened and the investigation was suspended"
- interrupt verbally
"‘It's true!’ he intervened"
- become involved in a lawsuit as a third party
- extend or occur between events
"seizures typically recur at regular intervals, with weeks or months intervening between seizures"
- be situated between things
"the snowy peaks of the Himalayas stood glistening in the far distance, high above the wooded mountains that intervened"