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verb

1. get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force (Freq. 2)
- Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?
• Syn:
intervene, interfere, interpose
• Derivationally related forms:
interference (for: interfere), intervenor (for: intervene), intervention (for: intervene)
• Hypernyms:
interact
• Hyponyms:
meddle, tamper, interlope
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
2. act as a substitute
- She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold
• Syn:
substitute, deputize, deputise
• Derivationally related forms:
deputy (for: deputise), deputy (for: deputize), substitute (for: substitute), substituting (for: substitute)
• Hypernyms:
supplant, replace, supersede, supervene upon, supercede
• Hyponyms:
cover
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody