Meaning of interventive | Babel Free
ɪntɚˈvɛntəvDefinitions
Serving to intervene or interpose; intervening.
Equivalents
Examples
“The Laws, or Interventive Regulations, obviate or decide⟳ disputes, between players, respecting punctilios in placing the board⟳ and pieces, and limit⟳ the penalties for irregularities.”
“In a hospital setting, midwives are following protocols that are part of a more interventive model⟳ of care.”
“His opposition to same-sex marriage rests upon two familiar conservative notions: the view⟳ that interventive “protection” rather than encouragement is the best way to bolster the presumably threatened institution of marriage […].”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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