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intervention
: the act or fact or a method of interfering with the outcome or course especially of a condition or process (as to prevent harm or improve functioning) <relieving a variety of serious arrhythmias by surgical intervention — G. M. Lawrie et al> <develop interventions to prevent substance abuse — A. Kline et al>
— in·ter·vene \-ˈvēn\
 verb intransitive, in·ter·vened in·ter·ven·ing — in·ter·ven·tion·al \-ˈvench-(ə-)nəl\
adjective — in·ter·ven·tion·ist \-ˈven-chə-nist\
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