STEP IN

• (verb) act as a substitute

  "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold"

  synonyms : deputise , deputize , substitute

• (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 , intervene

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