interfere+with

  • 1interfere with — Brit. euphemistic sexually molest. → interfere interfere with prevent from continuing or being carried out properly. → interfere …

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  • 2interfere with — index bar (hinder), block, collide (clash), conflict, counteract, deter, disadvantage …

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  • 3interfere with — phr verb Interfere with is used with these nouns as the object: ↑industry …

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  • 4interfere with —    to assault sexually    Journalistic and forensic jargon for illegal male sexual acts against boys and females:     They are quite alive and nobody has interfered with them, not yet. (N. Mitford, 1960, writing about boys who had absconded from… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 5Interfere — 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}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To come in… …

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  • 6interfere — in·ter·fere vi fered, fer·ing 1: to act in a way that impedes or obstructs others 2: to enter into the concerns of others Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 7interfere — 01. My mother always told me not to [interfere] in other people s business. 02. [Interference] from your mother tongue is always a factor in the acquisition of a second language. 03. The United States has no right to [interfere] in the internal… …

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  • 8interfere — in|ter|fere [ ,ıntər fır ] verb intransitive ** to deliberately become involved in a situation and try to influence the way that it develops, although you have no right to do this: I don t want to interfere, but maybe you d better listen to me.… …

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  • 9interfere — verb ADVERB ▪ seriously ▪ Emotional problems can seriously interfere with a student s work. ▪ directly ▪ The judge cannot interfere directly in these proceedings. ▪ constantly …

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  • 10interfere — in|ter|fere [ˌıntəˈfıə US tərˈfır] v [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: entreferir [i] to hit each other , from ferir to hit ] to deliberately get involved in a situation where you are not wanted or needed = ↑meddle ▪ My daughter in law said …

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