interfere

== English == === Alternative forms === enterfere (obsolete) === Etymology === From Old French entreferir, from entre- + ferir (“to hit, to strike”), itself from the Latin verb ferio. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɪn.tɚˈfɪɚ/ (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɪn.təˈfɪə(ɹ)/ Hyphenation: in‧ter‧fere Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) === Verb === interfere (third-person singular simple present interferes, present participle interfering, simple past and past participle interfered) (intransitive) To get involved or involve oneself, causing disturbance. (intransitive, physics) Of waves, to be correlated with each other when overlapped or superposed. Of a horse, to strike one foot against the opposite foot or ankle by using the legs. (intransitive, with with) To sexually molest, especially of a child. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === busy body interferometry === Further reading === interference on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Galician == === Verb === interfere (reintegrationist norm) inflection of interferir: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative == Latin == === Verb === interfēre second-person singular present active subjunctive of interfor == Portuguese == === Verb === interfere inflection of interferir: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative