intervene

/,ɪntər'vin/ verb
9 letters3 syllables12 points in Scrabble®15 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
VERB
1

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?”

2

Be placed or located between other things or extend between spaces and events.

“This interludes intervenes between the two movements”

“Eight days intervened”

3

Occur between other event or between certain points of time.

“the war intervened between the birth of her two children”

WORD FORMS
Related formintervenor
Related formintervention
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®12 points
Words With Friends®15 points
Double word24 points
Triple word36 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latininterveneway
Starts & ends withI … E
Syllablesin · ter · vene
SYNONYMS & RELATED5
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