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| Main Entry: |
intervene
 [in-ter-veen] 
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mediate |
| Synonyms: | arbitrate, barge in, butt in, come between, divide, horn in, intercede, interfere, intermediate, interpose, interrupt, intrude, involve, meddle, mix in, muscle in, negotiate, obtrude, part, put in two cents, reconcile, separate, settle, sever, step in, take a hand |
| Antonyms: | ignore, leave alone |
| Main Entry: | intervening |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | intermediary |
| Synonyms: | interceding, intermediate, middle, sandwiched |
| Main Entry: | arbitrate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | achieve settlement |
| Synonyms: | adjudge, adjudicate, adjust, bring to terms, come to school, come to terms, conciliate, decide, determine, hammer out a deal, interpose, intervene, judge, make a deal, mediate, meet halfway, negotiate, parley, pass judgment, placate, play ball, reconcile, referee, settle, smooth, soothe, step in, straighten out, strike happy medium, trade off, umpire, work out a deal |
| Antonyms: | let ride |
Example Sentences
- The aims of intervening there are both humanitarian and idealistic but also political and pragmatic.
- Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit.
- Another method uses an intervening star to gravitationally magnify the light from a more distant star with planets.
| Main Entry: | between |
| Part of Speech: | adverb, preposition |
| Definition: | middle from two points |
| Synonyms: | 'tween, amid, amidst, among, at intervals, betwixt, bounded by, centrally located, enclosed by, halfway, in, in the middle, in the midst of, in the seam, in the thick of, inserted, interpolated, intervening, medially, mid, midway, separating, surrounded by, within |
| Notes: | use between when referring to two, use among for three or more entities, and use amid for a quantity that is not made up of separate items; between applies to reciprocal arrangements and among to collective arrangements |
| Antonyms: | around, away, away from, outside, separate |
| Main Entry: | break in |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | intrude |
| Synonyms: | barge in, breach, break and enter, burglarize, burgle, burst in, butt in, interfere, interject, interrupt, intervene, invade, meddle, raid, rob, steal, trespass |
| Main Entry: | come between |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | alienate |
| Synonyms: | divide, estrange, interfere, interpose, interrupt, intervene, meddle, part, put at odds, separate |
| Antonyms: | bring together, join, unite |
| Main Entry: | cut in |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | interrupt |
| Synonyms: | break in, butt in, chisel in, horn in, interfere, interpose, intervene, intrude, move in, obtrude |
| Antonyms: | allow |
| Main Entry: | cut off |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prevent; interrupt |
| Synonyms: | block, break in, bring to end, catch, close off, disconnect, discontinue, halt, insulate, intercept, intersect, intervene, intrude, isolate, obstruct, renounce, segregate, separate, sequester, suspend |
| Antonyms: | allow, encourage, permit |
| Main Entry: | discontinue |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prevent activity from going on |
| Synonyms: | abandon, bag it, blow off, break off, call it quits, cease, close, desist, disconnect, disjoin, dissever, disunite, drop, end, finish, give over, give up, halt, interpose, interrupt, intervene, kill, knock off, leave off, part, pause, put an end to, quit, refrain from, scrub, separate, stop, surcease, suspend, terminate |
| Antonyms: | carry on, continue, restart, retry |
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