All 6 Uses of
intervene
in
The Da Vinci Code
- Legally, the U.S. Embassy could intervene and extradite guilty citizens back to the United States, where they received nothing more than a slap on the wrist.†
Chpt 11-12
- Divine intervention.†
Chpt 21-22 *
- Divine intervention, Aringarosa had called it.†
Chpt 45-46
- The manservant intervened now.†
Chpt 61-62
- Langdon intervened.†
Chpt 69-70
- Divine intervention.†
Chpt 83-84
Definition:
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(intervene as in: intervened in the war) the process of getting involved to influence an outcomeThe exact meaning of intervention can depend upon its context. For example:
- "intervention program for at-risk youth" -- a process of trying to influence the direction of someone's life
- "medical intervention" -- action taken to improve a medical outcome
- "military intervention" -- interference by a government in affairs of another government (in this case to interfere militarily)
- "had a family intervention" -- an organized meeting of family members to encourage someone (who is often surprised) to recognize and work at solving a problem such as substance abuse