Synonyms for intervene
ˌɪn tərˈvinin·ter·vene

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1. intervene, step in, interfere, interposeverb

   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?"

   Synonyms:
   deputize, interject, inject, step in, deputise, throw in, come in, interfere, interpose, put in, substitute

2. interveneverb

   be placed or located between other things or extend between spaces and events

   "This interludes intervenes between the two movements"; "Eight days intervened"

   Synonyms:
   step in, interfere, interpose

3. interveneverb

   occur between other event or between certain points of time

   "the war intervened between the birth of her two children"

   Synonyms:
   step in, interfere, interpose

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1. interveneverb

   Synonyms:
   interfere, come between

2. interveneverb

   Synonyms:
   happen (in the mean time), occur, befall

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1. List of paraphrases for "intervene":

   interfere, speak, intervening, intervention, respond, interference, intercede, meddle, act, interfering

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1. Steve Vladeck:

   This order is procedurally bizarre, in that it agrees to a request to freeze a district court ruling by states that weren’t even parties to that decision solely to decide whether they should have been allowed to intervene and defend that ruling on appeal, title 42 aside, that has enormous potential consequences for the ability of states going forward to fight to keep the current president from rescinding policies of her predecessors.

2. Elisabeth Roegele:

   Precisely because the certificates market here in Germany is of great significance and its reputation and credibility are of central importance, we have to intervene with individual products.

3. Justus Mtolera:

   The government should intervene to avoid unnecessary load shedding that affects economic activities.

4. Donald Trump:

   If I think it's good for what will be certainly the largest trade deal ever made — which is a very important thing — what's good for national security — I would certainly intervene if I thought it was necessary.

5. Jake Tapper:

   Republican leaders need to acknowledge the reality of the situation. They need to intervene, they need to convince President Trump to defer to the experts and focus on the needs of not President Trump ego but the sick and the dying and the people trying to care for them.