Definition of intervene

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  • intervene is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
  • intervene is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
  • intervene is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 15

Definition of intervene

  • get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force (verb)

    Examples

    1. Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?

    Synonyms

    1. interfere
    2. interpose
    3. step in
  • be placed or located between other things or extend between spaces and events (verb)

    Examples

    1. This interludes intervenes between the two movements
    2. Eight days intervened
  • occur between other event or between certain points of time (verb)

    Examples

    1. the war intervened between the birth of her two children

See definition of intervene in Merriam Webster