intervention
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.)
it occurs without human intervention
Types & categories
- participation hypernym
- intermediation hyponym
Related & opposite
- intermediate derivation
- intervene derivation
Sense 2 noun
a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries
Types & categories
- foreign policy hypernym
Related & opposite
- nonintervention antonym
- intervene derivation
Sense 3 noun
the act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others
Types & categories
- locating hypernym
Related & opposite
- interject derivation
Sense 4 noun
(law) a proceeding that permits a person to enter into a lawsuit already in progress; admission of person not an original party to the suit so that person can protect some right or interest that is allegedly affected by the proceedings
the purpose of intervention is to prevent unnecessary duplication of lawsuits
Types & categories
- proceeding hypernym
Related & opposite
- law domain topic
Sense 5 noun
care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
Types & categories
- care hypernym
- medical care hyponym
- massage hyponym
- modality hyponym
- detoxification hyponym
- chiropractic hyponym
- fomentation hyponym
- naturopathy hyponym
- naprapathy hyponym
- orthodontic treatment hyponym
- orthoptics hyponym
- osteopathy hyponym
- osteoclasis hyponym
- acupuncture hyponym
- acupressure hyponym
- autogenic therapy hyponym
- hydropathy hyponym
- rest-cure hyponym
Parts & wholes
- curative part meronym
Related & opposite
- treat derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | intermediate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | intervene |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | participation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | intermediation |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | nonintervention |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | intervene |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | foreign policy |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | interject |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | locating |
| 4 | domain topic | Related & opposite | law |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | proceeding |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | treat |
| 5 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | curative |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | care |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | medical care |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | massage |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | modality |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | detoxification |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | chiropractic |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | fomentation |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | naturopathy |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | naprapathy |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | orthodontic treatment |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | orthoptics |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | osteopathy |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | osteoclasis |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | acupuncture |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | acupressure |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | autogenic therapy |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | hydropathy |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | rest-cure |