Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Interpel \In`ter*pel"\, v. t. [L. interpellare, interpellatum;
   inter between + pellare (in comp.), akin to pellere to drive:
   cf. F. interpeller. Cf. {Interpellate}.]
   To interrupt, break in upon, or intercede with. [Obs.]

         I am interpelled by many businesses.     --Howell.