What is another word for intervene?

Common synonyms for intervene include step in, interfere, interpose.

What is the past tense of intervene?

The past tense of intervene is intervened.

Words that rhyme with intervene include between, mean, seen, green, clean, scene.

/ˌɪntɚˈvin/verb3 syllables

Intervene means: get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force.

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

step in, interfere, interpose

also used for intervene

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verb

get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force“Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?”

be placed or located between other things or extend between spaces and events“This interlude intervenes between the two movements”

occur between other event or between certain points of time“the war intervened between the birth of her two children”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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The kids fought with each other, so the parents had to intervene.AlanF_US
Trying to intervene often just fans the flames, so it's best to step back.LoverofEnglish
There was a slaughter, and we didn't have the courage to intervene.AlanF_US
Against his better judgement he didn't intervene, instead letting things take their course.sundown
There was a massacre, and we didn't have enough courage to intervene.AlanF_US
Police intervened, firing tear gas to disperse the crowds.Hybrid
If my mother hadn't intervened, we would have come to blows.Nuel
There may be other factors that intervene in the relation between these two constants.unknown

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