Definitions for intervene

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intervene in·ter·vene

Spelling: [in-ter-veen]

IPA: /ˌɪn tərˈvin/

Intervene is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 192 anagrams from letters in intervene (eeeinnrtv).

Definitions for intervene

verb (used without object)

1. to come between disputing people, groups, etc.; intercede; mediate.
2. to occur or be between two things.
3. to occur or happen between other events or periods:
4. (of things) to occur incidentally so as to modify or hinder:
5. to interfere with force or a threat of force:
6. Law. to interpose and become a party to a suit pending between other parties.

Origin of intervene

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

Examples for intervene

If he thought there was no danger of the marriage, he would be in no hurry to intervene.

Many Syrian rebels remain furious with what they view as a cynical U.S. decision to intervene in Syria against ISIS but not Assad.

She always resented any slight on it, and Mrs. Herriton had to 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.

When God is pleased to intervene, it is not for man to try to understand.

Even if he had wanted to intervene, he couldn't have as he is "no Arnold Schwarzenegger," as he says.

And it thereupon became necessary for Beauchene to intervene.

So extreme was Eve's suffering, that she wished to intervene and part them.

Starr stresses that universities are required under Title IX to investigate and intervene in sexual assault cases.