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INTERVENE
(verb) occur between other event or between certain points of time
"the war intervened between the birth of her two children"
(verb) 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 : interfere , interpose , step in(verb) be placed or located between other things or extend between spaces and events
"This interludes intervenes between the two movements", "Eight days intervened"
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Origin
inter means between and Latin venire means to come. Something which occurs in between. added by gunjanshah
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