inter-for Copy link ⓘinterfēre: pres subj pass 2nd sg • inter-for, fātus sum, 1, v. dep. n. and a. (interfari, interfatur, interfatus are the forms in common use), to speak between, to interrupt in speaking (syn. interpello): priusquam ille postulatum perageret, interfatur Appius, Liv. 3, 47: orsum eum dicere, Phaeneas interfatus, interrupted, id. 32, 34: Venus sic interfata est, Verg. A. 1, 386: quem interfari nefas est, Plin. Ep. 1, 23, 2.
interfere Copy link Outline 1. interpōno, pŏsui, ĭtum, 3 (strictly, to put oneself between parties2. immisceo, ui, xtum and stum, 2 (to mix oneself up with3. offĕro, 3, irr. (same constr.4. intercēdo, ssi, ssum, 3 (in order to prevent something; esp. of the tribunes5. intervĕnio, 4 (with dat. or absol.6. interpello, 1 (so as to prevent or hinder • interfere: 1. interpōno, pŏsui, ĭtum, 3 (strictly, to put oneself between parties: with pron. refl. and dat., or absol.): do I i. with the Romans, num ego me i. Romanis? Flor. 3, 10, 11: why do you i., quid te interponis? Cic. Div. Verr. 6, 21. 2. immisceo, ui, xtum and stum, 2 (to mix oneself up with: with acc. of pron. refl. and dat.): they had before i.d in the war with Fidenae, Fidenati bello se jam antea immiscuerant, Liv. 5, 8: to i. with other people's business, im. se negotiis alienis, Ulp. Dig. 3, 5, 3 § 10. 3. offĕro, 3, irr. (same constr.: = to offer one's aid): you i. with these against their will, his invitissimis te offers, Cic. Div. Verr. 6, 21: Ulp. Dig. l. c. 4. intercēdo, ssi, ssum, 3 (in order to prevent something; esp. of the tribunes: with dat.): the tribunes (he said) would not i. with the praetor, praetori non intercedere tribunos, quominus ..., Liv. 38, 60: Cic.: also absol.: Cic. 5. intervĕnio, 4 (with dat. or absol.: to take part, rightly or wrongly): at first he only i.d so far ..., primo eatenus intervenit, ne ..., Suet. Tib. 33: v. part (to take). 6. interpello, 1 (so as to prevent or hinder: with acc., and usu. quin or quominus): Caesar never i.d with my intercourse ..., C. nunquam interpellavit, quin uterer ..., Matius in Cic. Fam. 11, 28, 2: so, with quominus, Brut. in Cic. Fam. 11, 10 (dummodo ne interpellent quominus respublica a me commode possit administrari): to i. with any one in the exercise of his right, int. aliquem in suo jure, Caes. B. G. 1, 44, med.
INTERFERE Copy link • INTERFEREse immiscere: se inserere alicui rei (to thrust one’s self into it): se admiscere alicui rei: se interponere alicui rei or in aliquid: auctoritatem suam interponere or inserere alicui rei (to interpose one’s authority): interesse alicui rei (to take part in it, negotiis, etc.; not, of course, implying improper interference): officere or officere et obstare alicui rei (to interfere with its execution; e.g., consiliis alicujus; meis commodis). Not to interfere in anything, abesse or se abstinere ab aliqua re: to interfere in anything against anybody’s will, aliquo invito aspirare or accedere ad aliquid (e.g., ad meam pecuniam, Cic., 2 Verr., 1, 54, 142): don’t you interfere, ne te admisce: if you will, do as you like; I shall not interfere, si quod voles, facies; nihil interpono: do it and welcome, I shall not interfere, per me licet (e.g., per me vel stertas licet, you may snore if you will; I shall not interfere with you). To interfere with what does not belong to one, alienae rei se immiscere (Pomponius, De Verb. Sign., 36), or aliena negotia curare (Hor., to mind other people’s business). To interfere to prevent anything, se interponere quominus, etc., interpellare with quominus (respublica a me administrari possit, Brut.), or ne (senatusconsultum fieret, Liv.), or quin (quibus vellem, uterer, Mal., ap. Cic.). ☞ To interfere to prevent anything, is, intercedere alicui rei, in post-Augustan, writers; which in Cic., etc., is confined to the interposition of the tribunes’ veto, etc. INTRANS., To clash, Vid: .