intervened
Got between parties
Intervened is the past tense of intervene—to come between, usually to alter an outcome or settle a dispute.
Someone intervenes in a conflict to stop it: The teacher intervened before the argument became a fight.
Events can also intervene, meaning they occur and change the situation: We planned to meet, but life intervened.
Medical or governmental intervention implies deliberate action to address a problem.
Settle as impartial judge
- negotiateDiscuss to reach agreement
- mediateFacilitate agreement between disputants
- conciliateCalm hostile feelings
- reconcileResolve a disagreement
broker · peacemaker · intermediary · go-between · liaison · facilitator · diplomat · envoy
Obstruct or meddle uninvited
- obstructBlock or hinder passage
- hamperObstruct or clothes basket
- hinderObstruct or delay
- impedeTo obstruct movement
thwart · foil · block · sabotage · disrupt · undermine · derail · frustrate
Authority to direct
- regulateControl by rules
- governExercise political control
- manageDirect or handle successfully
- overseeManage and direct
administer · supervise · direct · steer · guide · adjust · modulate · stabilize
arbitrate
Settle as impartial judge
- negotiateDiscuss to reach agreement
- mediateFacilitate agreement between disputants
- conciliateCalm hostile feelings
reconcile · broker · peacemaker · intermediary · go-between · liaison · facilitator · diplomat · envoy · ambassador
interfere
Obstruct or meddle uninvited
impede · thwart · foil · block · sabotage · disrupt · undermine · derail · frustrate · forestall
control
Authority to direct
oversee · administer · supervise · direct · steer · guide · adjust · modulate · stabilize · enforce
intrude
Enter uninvited
overstep · meddle · pry · snoop · butt in · impose · infringe · breach · violate · infiltrate
rescue
Save from harm
relief · salvation · save · protect · defend · benefactor · advocate · backer · patron · protector
- ledled, commanded, directed, governed, guided
- actedportrayed, performed, pretended, mimicked, impersonated
- supportedsupported, backed, aided, helped out, assisted
- took actionacted, took charge, took control, took command, initiated
intervenedpreceded
Came earlier than
followed · came before · came after · succeeded · anteceded
- divine interventionGodly action in affairs
- family interventionGroup effort to help someone
- diplomatic interventionFormal governmental conflict resolution
- military interventionUse of troops abroad
- medical interventionClinical action treating illness
- foreign interventionExternal power's domestic involvement
intervene, intervention, intervening, intervenes, intervenor, intervener, interveners