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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force;
- Example: "Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?"
[syn: intervene, step in, interfere, interpose]

2. act as a substitute;
- Example: "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold"
[syn: substitute, deputize, deputise, step in]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

step in
    v 1: get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or
         through force or threat of force; "Why did the U.S. not
         intervene earlier in WW II?" [syn: intervene, step in,
         interfere, interpose]
    2: act as a substitute; "She stood in for the soprano who
       suffered from a cold" [syn: substitute, deputize,
       deputise, step in]