step in
verb
1 step in
Get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force.
synonyms: interfere, interpose, intervene.
Roget 724: mediate, mediatize†; intercede, interpose, interfere, intervene; step in, negotiate; meet halfway; arbitrate; magnas componere lites [Lat.]. bargain etc. ... show more
Dutch: hinderen, ingrijpen, interfereren, interveniëren, storen, tussenbeide komen, verstoren
2 step in
Act as a substitute.
synonyms: deputise, deputize, substitute.
Moby thesaurus: act between, admit, arbitrate, bargain, barge in, be admitted, break in, breeze in, burst in, bust in, call, come barging in, come breezing in, come busting in, come by, come in, come over, creep in, cross the threshold, crowd in ... show more.
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