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S: (v) interfere (come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle) "Your talking interferes with my work!"

S: (v) impede, hinder (be a hindrance or obstacle to) "She is impeding the progress of our project"

S: (v) obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up (block passage through) "obstruct the path"
S: (v) inhibit (limit, block, or decrease the action or function of) "inhibit the action of the enzyme"; "inhibit the rate of a chemical reaction"
S: (v) repress (impede or hinder the natural development or self-expression of)
S: (v) interfere (come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle) "Your talking interferes with my work!"
S: (v) set back (slow down the progress of; hinder) "His late start set him back"
S: (v) hobble (hamper the action or progress of) "The chairman was hobbled by the all-powerful dean"
S: (v) stunt (check the growth or development of) "You will stunt your growth by building all these muscles"

S: (v) intervene, step in, interfere, interpose (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?"

S: (v) meddle, tamper (intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly) "Don't meddle in my affairs!"
S: (v) interlope (encroach on the rights of others, as in trading without a proper license)

S: (v) interact (act together or towards others or with others) "He should interact more with his colleagues"