v. i. | 1. | |
| 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. |
| 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. |