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/ˌɪntərfˈɪrɪŋ/ /ˌɪnərfˈɪrɪŋ/ Listen

verb

Interfere v. i. (past & past part. interfered; pres. part. interfering)

1.

To come in collision; to be in opposition; to clash; usually used with with; as, interfering claims, or commands; workers in a crowded shop may interfere with each other's activity.

2.

To enter into, or take a part in, the concerns of others; to intermeddle; to interpose; used with in or with; as, to interfere with the way I raise my children. "To interfere with party disputes." "There was no room for anyone to interfere with his own opinions."

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; as, to interfere with another patent.

Synonyms: To interpose; intermeddle. See Interpose.

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"Interfering" Quotes from Famous Books

... that neither Mr. Trench nor his critic E. M. B. will consider me interfering by my making an observation or two on the correct rendering of the latter part of Ps. cxxvii. 2. Mr. Trench is perfectly correct by supposing an ellipsis in the sentence alluded to, ...

— Notes and Queries, Number 213, November 26, 1853 • Various

... years the revision was not proceeded with. Nicolas V would not allow it to be thought that the sacred tribunal of the most holy Inquisition was fallible and had even once pronounced an unjust sentence. And there existed at Rome a stronger reason for not interfering with the trial of 1431: the French demanded revision; the English were opposed to it; and the Pope did not wish to annoy the English, for they were then just as good and even better Catholics ...

— The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2) • Anatole France

... upon their commerce; and in order to secure themselves against encroachments, the patentees were armed with high and arbitrary powers from the council, by which they were enabled to oppress the people at pleasure, and to exact money from such as they thought proper to accuse of interfering with their patent.[*] The patentees of saltpetre, having the power of entering into every house, and of committing what havoc they pleased in stables, cellars, or wherever they suspected saltpetre ...

— The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part D. - From Elizabeth to James I. • David Hume

... term or word "State." A portion of space may be occupied by several planes at the same time, just as a room may be filled with the rays of the sun, those of a lamp. X-rays, magnetic and electric vibrations and waves, etc., each interpenetrating each other and yet not affecting or interfering with each other. ...

— A Series of Lessons in Gnani Yoga • Yogi Ramacharaka

... Local Government Boards. Was not the lord of the manor quite capable of trying all criminals? and did not the rector and the vestry settle everything to the satisfaction of everyone, without any "foreigners" asking questions, or interfering? ...

— English Villages • P. H. Ditchfield

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