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81Kant’s moral and political philosophy — Don Becker Practical philosophy, for Kant, is concerned with how one ought to act. His first important work in practical philosophy, Foundations of the Metaphysics of Morals, provides Kant’s argument for the fundamental principle of how one ought …
82meddling — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. interfering, interrupting, snooping; see interference 2 , rudeness . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I noun The act or an instance of interfering or intruding: interference, intervention, intrusion, obtrusion. See PARTICIPATE. II …
83interfere — 01. My mother always told me not to [interfere] in other people s business. 02. [Interference] from your mother tongue is always a factor in the acquisition of a second language. 03. The United States has no right to [interfere] in the internal… …
84interfere — verb (I) to deliberately get involved in a situation that does not concern you, and try to influence what happens in a way that annoys people: I wish you d stop interfering you ve caused enough problems already. | the interfering old busybody (+… …
85meddle — meddle, interfere, intermeddle, tamper are comparable when they mean to busy or concern oneself with someone or something officiously, impertinently, or indiscreetly. One meddles with or in something that is not one s concern or is strictly the… …
86interfere — /ɪntəˈfɪə / (say intuh fear) verb (i) (interfered, interfering) 1. to interpose or intervene for a particular purpose: *it was outrageous for Mr Borbidge to continue to politically interfere in the CJC process. –aap news, 2000. 2. to take a part… …
87butt out — intransitive verb Etymology: butt (in) + out (I) : to cease interference or involvement told him to butt out of my personal affairs * * * butt out (N American and Aust) To refrain from interfering • • • Main Entry: ↑butt …
88Interfere — In ter*fere , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Interfered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Interfering}.] [OF. entreferir to strike each other; entre between (L. inter) + OF. ferir to strike, F. f[ e]rir, fr. L. ferire. See {Ferula}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To come in… …
89Interfered — Interfere In ter*fere , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Interfered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Interfering}.] [OF. entreferir to strike each other; entre between (L. inter) + OF. ferir to strike, F. f[ e]rir, fr. L. ferire. See {Ferula}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To come… …
90Interference — In ter*fer ence, n. [See {Interfere}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act or state of interfering; as, the stoppage of a machine by the interference of some of its parts; a meddlesome interference in the business of others. [1913 Webster] 2. (Physics) The …
