| Main Entry: | intervene |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mediate |
Synonyms: |
arbitrate, barge in, butt in, come between, divide, horn in, intercede, interfere, intermediate, interpose, interrupt, intrude, involve, meddle, mix in, muscle in, negotiate, obtrude, part, put in two cents, reconcile, separate, settle, sever, step in, take a hand |
Antonyms: |
ignore, leave alone |
| Main Entry: | intervene |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | happen |
Synonyms: |
bedevil, befall, come to pass, ensue, occur, succeed, supervene, take place |
| Main Entry: | arbitrate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | achieve settlement |
Synonyms: |
adjudge, adjudicate, adjust, bring to terms, come to school, come to terms, conciliate, decide, determine, hammer out a deal, interpose, intervene, judge, make a deal, mediate, meet halfway, negotiate, parley, pass judgment, placate, play ball, reconcile, referee, settle, smooth, soothe, step in, straighten out, strike happy medium, trade off, umpire, work out a deal |
Antonyms: |
let ride |
| Main Entry: | break in |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | intrude |
Synonyms: |
barge in, breach, break and enter, burglarize, burgle, burst in, butt in, interfere, interject, interrupt, intervene, invade, meddle, raid, rob, steal, trespass |
| Main Entry: | come between |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | alienate |
Synonyms: |
divide, estrange, interfere, interpose, interrupt, intervene, meddle, part, put at odds, separate |
Antonyms: |
bring together, join, unite |
| Main Entry: | cut in |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | interrupt |
Synonyms: |
break in, butt in, chisel in, horn in, interfere, interpose, intervene, intrude, move in, obtrude |
Antonyms: |
allow |
| Main Entry: | cut off |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prevent; interrupt |
Synonyms: |
block, break in, bring to end, catch, close off, disconnect, discontinue, halt, insulate, intercept, intersect, intervene, intrude, isolate, obstruct, renounce, segregate, separate, sequester, suspend |
Antonyms: |
allow, encourage, permit |
| Main Entry: | discontinue |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prevent activity from going on |
Synonyms: |
abandon, bag it, blow off, break off, call it quits, cease, close, desist, disconnect, disjoin, dissever, disunite, drop, end, finish, give over, give up, halt, interpose, interrupt, intervene, kill, knock off, leave off, part, pause, put an end to, quit, refrain from, scrub, separate, stop, surcease, suspend, terminate |
Antonyms: |
carry on, continue, restart, retry |
| Main Entry: | encroach |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | invade another's property, business |
Synonyms: |
appropriate, arrogate, barge in, butt in, crash, elbow in, entrench, horn in, impinge, infringe, interfere, interpose, intervene, intrude, make inroads, meddle, muscle in, overstep, put two cents in, squeeze in, stick nose into, trench, trespass, usurp, work in, worm in |
Antonyms: |
keep off |
| Main Entry: | entrench |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | trespass |
Synonyms: |
break in on, encroach, impinge, infringe, interfere, interlope, intervene, intrude, invade, make inroads, stick nose into |
Antonyms: |
stay off |