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intervene
verb(in-ter-vene)
get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
Synonyms: interfere, interpose, step in,
Examples:
Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?.
intervene
verb(in-ter-vene)
be placed or located between other things or extend between spaces and events
Examples:
This interludes intervenes between the two movements.
Eight days intervened.
intervene
verb(in-ter-vene)
occur between other event or between certain points of time
Examples:
The war intervened between the birth of her two children.

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