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Verb
S:
(v)
interfere
(come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle)
"Your talking interferes with my work!"
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sister term
S:
(v)
impede
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hinder
(be a hindrance or obstacle to)
"She is impeding the progress of our project"
derivationally related form
sentence frame
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
S:
(v)
intervene
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step in
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interfere
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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?"
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S:
(v)
meddle
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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)
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
derivationally related form
sentence frame
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP