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tərˈvɛn noun
1.
the act or fact of intervening.
2.
interposition or interference of one state in the affairs of another.
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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intervention (ˌɪntəˈvɛnʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the act of intervening |
| 2. | any interference in the affairs of others, esp by one state in the affairs of another |
| 3. | economics the action of a central bank in supporting the international value of a currency by buying large quantities of the currency to keep the price up |
| 4. | commerce the action of the EU in buying up surplus produce when the market price drops to a certain value |
| inter'ventional | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
intervention
early 15c., from L.L. interventionem (nom. interventio) "an interposing," noun of action from pp. stem of L. intervenire "to come between, interrupt," from inter- "between" + venire "come" (see venue).
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
intervention in·ter·ven·tion (ĭn'tər-věn'shən)
n.
Interference so as to modify a process or situation.
in'ter·vene' (ĭn'tər-vēn') v.
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Example sentences
As when facing previous protests, the regimes' playbook is to blame any discontent on outside intervention.
The next day, by divine intervention or the fickle humors of the tropics, the sky broke open and rain poured down.
Burgess thinks more victims would become shark food were it not for speedy rescue intervention.
It is fairly easy to see how this kind of intervention could be abused, for profit or power.
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