interfere with
phrasal verb
interfered with; interfering with; interferes with
1
: to stop or slow (something) : to make (something) slower or more difficult
The drug might interfere with a child's physical development.
All of the noise was interfering with my concentration.
2
British
: to touch (a child) in a sexual and improper way
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The Trump administration has also threatened to withhold federal funds for jurisdictions that don't comply with federal immigration law or interfere with enforcement.
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Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2025
Blood clotting disorders include conditions that interfere with the body’s ability to form blood clots or cause blood to clot too easily.
—Steffini Stalos, Verywell Health, 4 Mar. 2025
Sherman also disclosed that the dispute partly arose over concerns that Catherine Wu, an adviser to his father, had been interfering with the affairs of City Developments’ subsidiary Millennium & Copthorne Hotels and that presented a very serious corporate governance issue.
—Jonathan Burgos, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
In 2008, Governor Perry was accused of interfering with the Texas Forensic Science Commission’s investigation into the Willingham case.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
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Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2025
Blood clotting disorders include conditions that interfere with the body’s ability to form blood clots or cause blood to clot too easily.
—Steffini Stalos, Verywell Health, 4 Mar. 2025
Sherman also disclosed that the dispute partly arose over concerns that Catherine Wu, an adviser to his father, had been interfering with the affairs of City Developments’ subsidiary Millennium & Copthorne Hotels and that presented a very serious corporate governance issue.
—Jonathan Burgos, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
In 2008, Governor Perry was accused of interfering with the Texas Forensic Science Commission’s investigation into the Willingham case.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Interfere with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interfere%20with. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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