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intervenes

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in⋅ter⋅vene

  [in-ter-veen]
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–verb (used without object), -vened, -ven⋅ing.
1. to come between disputing people, groups, etc.; intercede; mediate.
2. to occur or be between two things.
3. to occur or happen between other events or periods: Nothing important intervened between the meetings.
4. (of things) to occur incidentally so as to modify or hinder: We enjoyed the picnic until a thunderstorm intervened.
5. to interfere with force or a threat of force: to intervene in the affairs of another country.
6. Law. to interpose and become a party to a suit pending between other parties.
Origin:
1580–90; < L intervenīre to come between, equiv. to inter- inter- + venīre to come; see convene

Synonyms:
1. arbitrate, interpose.
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in·ter·vene   (ĭn'tər-vēn')   
intr.v.   in·ter·vened, in·ter·ven·ing, in·ter·venes

  1. To come, appear, or lie between two things: You can't see the lake from there because the house intervenes.

  2. To come or occur between two periods or points of time: A year intervened between the two dynasties.

  3. To occur as an extraneous or unplanned circumstance: He would have his degree by now if his laziness hadn't intervened.

    1. To involve oneself in a situation so as to alter or hinder an action or development: "Every gardener faces choices about how and how much to intervene in nature's processes" (Dora Galitzki).

    2. To interfere, usually through force or threat of force, in the affairs of another nation.

  5. Law To enter into a suit as a third party for one's own interests.


[Latin intervenīre : inter-, inter- + venīre, to come; see gwā- in Indo-European roots.]
in'ter·ve'nor, in'ter·ven'er n., in'ter·ven'tion (-věn'shən) n., in'ter·ven'tion·al adj.
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Main Entry: in·ter·vene
Pronunciation: "in-t&r-'vEn
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: -ven·ed; -ven·ing
1 : to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events intervene between his negligence and the ultimate result —Hooks Superx Incorporated v. McLaughlin, 642 North Eastern Reporter, Second Series 514 (1994)>
2 a : to come in or between by way of hindrance or modification <intervene to stop a fight> b : to become a party to a legal proceeding begun by others in order to protect an alleged interest in the subject matter of the proceeding intervene —Pacific Reporter A. Freund> —compare IMPLEAD, INTERPLEAD, JOIN —in·ter·ve·nor /-'vE-n&r, -"nor/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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