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verb (used without object), -fered, -fer·ing.
Verb phrase1.
to come into opposition, as one thing with another, especially with the effect of hampering action or procedure (often followed by with): Constant distractions interfere with work.
2.
to take part in the affairs of others; meddle (often followed by with or in): to interfere in another's life.
3.
(of things) to strike against each other, or one against another, so as to hamper or hinder action; come into physical collision.
4.
to interpose or intervene for a particular purpose.
5.
EXPANDto strike one foot or leg against another in moving, as a horse.
6.
Sports.
a.
to obstruct the action of an opposing player in a way barred by the rules.
b.
Football. to run interference for a teammate carrying the ball.
7.
Physics. to cause interference.
8.
to clash; come in collision; be in opposition: The claims of two nations may interfere.
9.
COLLAPSELaw. to claim earlier invention when several patent requests for the same invention are being filed.
10.
interfere with, Chiefly British. to molest sexually.
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Interfering
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Related forms
in·ter·fer·er, noun
in·ter·fer·ing·ly, adverb
non·in·ter·fer·ing, adjective
non·in·ter·fer·ing·ly, adverb
Synonyms
2. pry, intrude, encroach, interlope. 4. intercede.
2. pry, intrude, encroach, interlope. 4. intercede.
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Word Origin & History
interfere
1440, "to strike against," from M.Fr. enterferer "to strike each other," from entre- "between" + ferir "to strike," from L. ferire "to knock, strike," related to L. forare "to bore, pierce," and cognate with O.E. borian "to bore" (cf. punch (v.), which has both the sense "to hit" and "to make a hole
EXPAND in"). Fig. sense of "to meddle with, oppose unrightfully" is from 1632.
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