intervene
Pronunciation[change]
Verb[change]
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- (transitive & intransitive) When you intervene, you come between things or persons.
- The road intervenes between the two districts.
- (intransitive) When you intervene, you get involved in a quarrel or fight to stop or resolve it.
- The mother intervened in her children's quarrel in order to stop them from arguing.