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. James Clyburn:

   We have got to have a 2020 plan going forward, and that 2020 plan must start in 2015, this country is moving to the right and it's going to keep moving to the right unless the voters intervene.

2. Lee Rigby:

   We’ve certainly seen over the last few months a growing concern about exactly the type of attack you just described, it doesn’t take an awful lot of organizing, it doesn’t take too many people to conspire together, there’s no great complexity to it, so what that means is that we have a very short time to interdict, to actually intervene, and make sure that these people don’t get away with it.

3. Mario Draghi:

   We will continue to meet our responsibility -- we will do what we must to raise inflation and inflation expectations as fast as possible, If on its current trajectory our policy is not effective enough to achieve this ... we would step up the pressure and broaden even more the channels through which we intervene.

4. Ben Decker:

   Unlike larger social media platforms, there aren't as many moderation guidelines over misinformation on smaller networks, so when you solely rely on the crowd, the opportunity to intervene with correct information decreases and there is a greater potential for misinformation.

5. New ZealandPolice SuperintendentPaul Basham:

   This was a fast-moving and extremely traumatic event for every person in the supermarket - for the victims who were stabbed, for those who were present who tried to intervene, and those who had to flee to a place of safety, while we are satisfied we have the person responsible in our custody, we are in the very early stages of our investigation into the circumstances.