intervene vs meddle

intervene and meddle both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
intervene	No	No	Yes	No
meddle	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, meddle is a hyponym of intervene; that is, meddle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than intervene:

intervene: get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
meddle: intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly

Other hyponyms of intervene include tamper, interlope.

intervene (verb)	meddle (verb)
occur between other event or between certain points of time	intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly
get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
be placed or located between other things or extend between spaces and events