INTERFERE

vi to cover the same ground; to claim the same invention.

2. interfere ·vi to come in collision; to be in opposition; to clash; as, interfering claims, or commands.

3. interfere ·vi to enter into, or take a part in, the concerns of others; to intermeddle; to interpose.

4. interfere ·vi 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. interfere ·vi 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.