intervention

in·ter·vene  (ntr-vn)

intr.v. in·ter·vened, in·ter·ven·ing, in·ter·venes

1. To come, appear, or lie between two things: You can't see the lake from there because the house intervenes.

2. To come or occur between two periods or points of time: A year intervened between the two dynasties.

3. To occur as an extraneous or unplanned circumstance: He would have his degree by now if his laziness hadn't intervened.

4.

a. To involve oneself in a situation so as to alter or hinder an action or development: "Every gardener faces choices about how and how much to intervene in nature's processes" Dora Galitzki.

b. To interfere, usually through force or threat of force, in the affairs of another nation.

5. Law To enter into a suit as a third party for one's own interests.

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[Latin intervenre : inter-, inter- + venre, to come; see g^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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inter·venor, inter·vener n.

inter·vention (-vnshn) n.

inter·vention·al adj.

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intervention

Noun

the act of intervening, esp. to influence or alter a situation in some way

interventionist nadj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	intervention - the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.); "it occurs without human intervention" intercession involvement, participation, involution, engagement - the act of sharing in the activities of a group; "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities" intermediation, mediation - the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement
	2.	intervention - a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries interference foreign policy - a policy governing international relations noninterference, nonintervention - a foreign policy of staying out of other countries' disputes
	3.	intervention - the act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others interposition locating, positioning, emplacement, location, placement, position - the act of putting something in a certain place
	4.	intervention - (law) a proceeding that permits a person to enter into a lawsuit already in progress; admission of person not an original party to the suit so that person can protect some right or interest that is allegedly affected by the proceedings; "the purpose of intervention is to prevent unnecessary duplication of lawsuits" legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings - (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
	5.	intervention - care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury) treatment care, tending, attention, aid - the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention" medical aid, medical care - professional treatment for illness or injury massage - kneading and rubbing parts of the body to increase circulation and promote relaxation modality - a method of therapy that involves physical or electrical therapeutic treatment detoxification - a treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol intended to remove the physiological effects of the addictive substances chiropractic - a method of treatment that manipulates body structures (especially the spine) to relieve low back pain or even headache or high blood pressure fomentation - application of warm wet coverings to a part of the body to relieve pain and inflammation naturopathy - a method of treating disease using food and exercise and heat to assist the natural healing process naprapathy - a drugless method of treatment based on the belief that disease symptoms arise from problems with ligaments and connective tissues orthodontic treatment - dental treatment that corrects irregularities of the teeth or of the relation of the teeth to surrounding anatomy; treatment is usually by braces or mechanical aids; "orthodontic treatment of facial abnormalities" orthoptics - treatment of defects of binocular vision (such as strabismus and amblyopia) by nonsurgical measures (especially by exercises to strengthen the eye muscles) osteopathy - therapy based on the assumption that restoring health is best accomplished by manipulating the skeleton and muscles osteoclasis - treatment of a skeletal deformity by intentionally fracturing a bone acupuncture, stylostixis - treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin acupressure, G-Jo, shiatsu - treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body autogenic therapy, autogenic training, autogenics - training patients in self-induced relaxation hydropathy, hydrotherapy - the internal and external use of water in the treatment of disease rest-cure - rest as a medical treatment for stress or anxiety etc. curative, cure, therapeutic, remedy - a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain

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intervention

noun mediation, involvement, interference, intrusion, arbitration, conciliation, intercession, interposition, agency

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Action taken to divert a unit or force from its track, flight path, or mission.

Translations

intervention [ɪntəˈvɛnʃən] n → intervención f

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intervention [ɪntəˈvɛnʃən] n → intervention f

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intervention [ɪntəˈvɛnʃən] intervene n → Eingreifen nt

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intervention [ɪntəˈvɛnʃən] n → intervento