intervene

verb

Stress: third syllable

Syllables: in-ter-vene (3)

English Definition

To come between so as to prevent or alter a course of events

Example Sentence

The police had to intervene to calm the situation.

US IPA /ˌɪn.t̬ɚˈviːn/
UK IPA /ˌɪn.təˈviːn/