Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Intervene (-d)
intervene (-d), v. [Fr. < L. inter, between + venīre, come.] (webplay: between, cross).
- Separate; be situated between.
- Interpose; come between.
- Interfere; interrupt; cross; happen in a way to disturb.
- Step in for; undertake voluntarily for another.
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