in·ter·vene

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• in|ter|vene — «IHN tuhr VEEN», intransitive verb, vened, ven|ing. 1. to come between; be between: »A week intervenes between Christmas and New Year s Day. 2. to come between persons or groups to help settle a dispute; act as intermediary: »The President was… …   Useful english dictionary

• vene — ad·vene; car·vene; cir·cum·vene; clo·vene; con·tra·vene; con·vene; ful·vene; in·ter·vene; pre·vene; su·per·vene; vet·i·vene; slo·vene; …   English syllables

• in´ter|ve´nor — in|ter|vene «IHN tuhr VEEN», intransitive verb, vened, ven|ing. 1. to come between; be between: »A week intervenes between Christmas and New Year s Day. 2. to come between persons or groups to help settle a dispute; act as intermediary: »The… …   Useful english dictionary

• in´ter|ven´er — in|ter|vene «IHN tuhr VEEN», intransitive verb, vened, ven|ing. 1. to come between; be between: »A week intervenes between Christmas and New Year s Day. 2. to come between persons or groups to help settle a dispute; act as intermediary: »The… …   Useful english dictionary

• intervene — in·ter·vene …   English syllables

• in — in·earth; in·ebri·a·tion; in·ebri·ety; in·ebri·ous; in·edible; in·ed·i·ta; in·edited; in·educabilia; in·educability; in·educable; in·education; in·ef·fa·bil·i·ty; in·ef·face·abil·i·ty; in·effaceable; in·effectuality; in·efficacious;… …   English syllables

• intervention — An action or ministration that produces an effect or that is intended to alter the course of a pathologic process. [L. inter ventio, a coming between, fr inter venio, to come between] crisis i. a psychotherapeutic technique directed at counseling …   Medical dictionary

• intervene — in•ter•vene [[t]ˌɪn tərˈvin[/t]] v. i. vened, ven•ing 1) cvb to come between disputing people, groups, etc.; intercede; mediate 2) gov to occur or be between two things 3) to occur between other events or periods: Nothing important has… …   From formal English to slang

• intervene — in·ter·vene /ˌin tər vēn/ vi ven·ed, ven·ing 1: to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events may be held liable even though other independent agencies intervene between his negligence and the ultimate result Hooks Superx Inc. v.… …   Law dictionary

• Anapest — An a*pest, n. [L. anapaestus, Gr. ? an anapest, i.e., a dactyl reserved, or, as it were, struck back; fr. ?; ? back + ? to strike.] 1. (Pros.) A metrical foot consisting of three syllables, the first two short, or unaccented, the last long, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English