interfere : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: interfere	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for interfere
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
interfere v come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle; "Your talking interferes with my work!" get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force; "Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?" Synonym(s): intervene, step in, interfere, interpose
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Interfere \In`terfere"\, 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[82]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}.