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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Interfere \In`ter*fere"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Interfered}; p. pr & vb n. {Interfering}.] [OF. entreferir to strike each other entre between (L. inter) + OF ferir to strike, F. f['e]rir, fr L. ferire. See {Ferula}.] 1. To come in collision; to be in opposition; to clash; as interfering claims, or commands. 2. To enter into or take a part in the concerns of others to intermeddle; to interpose. To interfere with party disputes. --Swift. There was no room for anyone to interfere with his own opinions. --Bp. Warburton 3. To strike one foot against the opposite foot or ankle in using the legs; -- sometimes said of a human being but usually of a horse; as the horse interferes. 4. (Physics) To act reciprocally, so as to augment, diminish, or otherwise affect one another; -- said of waves, rays of light, heat, etc See {Interference}, 2. 5. (Patent Law) To cover the same ground; to claim the same invention. Syn: To interpose; intermeddle. See {Interpose}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: interfere v 1: come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle; "Your talking interferes with my work!" 2: get involved, usually so as to hinder or halt an action "Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?" [syn: {intervene}, {step in}, {interpose}]
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