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Intervene

Ih-ntur-VEEN

/ˌɪntɜːrˈviːn/

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intervene

Dictionary meaning

Occur between other event or between certain points of time.

Examples

  • The war intervened between the birth of their two children.
  • Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?

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