intervention

[French, from Lat. interventionem, acc us. of interventio = a coming between, from intervenio = to come between, to intervene (q. v.); Sp. int erven cion; Ital. intervenzione.] IMG:content-1805.png:[blocks in formation] II. Law : The act of a third party in intervening and becoming a party to a suit between others. In-ter-vent-õr, s. [Lat.] One who intervenes or interposes; a mediator; spec if., a person appointed by a church to reconcile parties, and unite them in the choice of officers. *In-ter-věnûe, s . [INTERVENE, v.] Intervention; interposition. *In-ter-vert', v . t . [Fr. intervertir , from Latin inter ver to =to turn aside; ver to =to turn.] To turn to another course or use. vertebral.] In-ter-ver-tě-bral, a. [Prefix inter- , and Eng. Anat .: Between the vertebræ; as, intervertebral discs, intervertebral foramina. intervertebral-discs, s . pl. Anat.: Elastic plates, outwardly fibro-laminar, inwardly pulpy, placed between the bodies of the vertebræ, from the axis to the sacrum. intervertebral-foramina, s . pl . Anat.: A series of rounded apertures between the intestate (2) The opinion elicited or the information im. parted at such a meeting. "Some were even absurd enough to imagine that he paid for the insertion of his interview in solid cash." Pall Mall Gazette. In-ter-view (iew as ū), v . t . [INTERVIEW, 8. ] 1. To visit or wait upon for the purpose of having an interview with, generally for the purpose of extracting information for publication. 2. To grant an interview to. In-ter-view-er (iew as ū), s . [Eng. interview; -er.] One who interviews; spec if., a reporter for a newspaper who interviews some person of position, importance, or notoriety, for the purpose of extracting information for publication. Inter-view-ing (iew as ū), s. [Eng.interview; -ing.] The practice of gathering information from public persons, in order to impart it to the world through the pre . In-ter-viş-i-ble, a . [Pref. inter , and English visible (q. v.).] Surv.: Mutually visible; able to be seen the one from the other; said of stations. *In-ter-viş-It, v. i . [Pref. inter- , and Eng. visit (q. v.).] To exchange visits; to pay visits, each to the other. "Here we trifled, and bathed, and inter visited with the company." -Evelyn: Diary, June 27, 1654. *in-ter-viş-It, s . [INTEKVISIT, v.] An intermediate visit. *In-ter-vi-tal, a. [Lat. inter-=between, and vita =life.] Between two lives; applied to the intermediate state between death and the resurrection. "Through all its intervital gloom." Tennyson: In Memoriam , xlii. 3. In-ter-vô-lû'-tion, s . [Lat. inter vol utus , pa. par. of inter volvo : inter- =between, and volvo = to roll.] The quality or state of being intervolved. In-ter-võlve', v . t . [Lat. inter volvo : inter =between, and volvo =to roll.] To roll between or among; to involve or wind one within the other. In-ter-weave', v . t . [Pref. inter-, and Eng. weave (q. v.).] 1. To weave together; to intermix by weaving together, so as to combine in the same texture or construction; to intermingle, as though by weaving; to intertwine, to interlace. 2. To intermix; to connect closely or intimately. *In-ter-wish', v . t . [Pref. inter- , and Eng. wish (q.v.).] To wish mutually to each other. In-ter-wõrk-ing, s. [Pref. inter- , and Eng. working (q. v.).] Mutual, reciprocal, or joint working; a working together. in-ter-wõrld, s . [Pref. inter- , and Eng. world (q. v.).] A world between or among other worlds. "Imaginary inter worlds and spaces between."-P. Holland: Plutarch, p. 640. *In-ter-wound, v . t . [Pref. inter- , and Eng. wound (q. v.).] To wound mutually. "Hence interwound ing controversies spring." Daniel: Muso phil us. In-ter-wov-en, In-ter-wove', pa . par . or a. [INTERWEAVE.] *In-ter-wreathe, v . t . [Pref. inter-, and Eng. wreathe (q. v.).] To weave into a wreath; to intertwine, to interweave. In-test-a-ble, a . [Lat. intestabilis =not capa ble of making a will: in = not, and testabilis = capable of making a will, from test at us , pa. par. of test or to be a witne , to make a will; testis =a witne .] Incompetent to make a will; not legally qualified to make a will. In-test-a-çỹ, 8. [Eng. in test a (te); -cy.] The quality or state of being intestate; the state of dying without having made a will. "In case of the An interval (q. v.). *in-ter-vär-ỹ, v . i . [Pref. inter- , and Eng. vary (q. v.).] To alter or vary between; to change. In ter-veined' (ei as ā), a. [Pref. inter- , and Eng. veined (q. v.).] Intersected as with veins. "Fair champaign, with le rivers interveined." Milton: P. R. , iii. 257.