intermeddle

  • 1Intermeddle — In ter*med dle, v. i. [OE. entremedlen, entermellen, to mix together, OF. entremedler, entremeller, entremesler, F. entrem[^e]ler. See {Inter }, and {Meddle}.] To meddle with the affairs of others; to meddle officiously; to interpose or interfere …

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  • 2Intermeddle — In ter*med dle, v. t. To intermix; to mingle. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Many other adventures are intermeddled. Spenser. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 3intermeddle — index intercede, interfere, interpose, intervene, obtrude, tamper Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 4intermeddle — late 14c., from L. inter (see INTER (Cf. inter )) + Anglo Fr. medler (see MEDDLE (Cf. meddle) (v.)) …

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  • 5intermeddle — *meddle, interfere, tamper Analogous words: intrude, obtrude, butt in, interlope: entrench, encroach, *trespass, invade …

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  • 6intermeddle — [in΄tər med′ l] vi. intermeddled, intermeddling [ME entremedlen < Anglo Fr entremedler: see INTER & MEDDLE] to meddle in the affairs of others, esp. to do so officiously intermeddler n …

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  • 7intermeddle — |intə(r)+ verb Etymology: Middle English entermedlen, from Middle French entremedler, entremeller, entremesler, from Old French, from entre inter + medler, meller, mesler to mix more at meddle transitive verb 1 …

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  • 8intermeddle — intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English entermedlen, from Anglo French entremeller, entremedler, from entre inter + medler to mix more at meddle Date: 15th century to meddle impertinently and officiously and usually so as to interfere •… …

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  • 9intermeddle — intermeddler, n. /in teuhr med l/, v.i., intermeddled, intermeddling. to take part in a matter, esp. officiously; meddle. [1350 1400; INTER + MEDDLE; r. ME entremedlen < AF entremedler, OF entremesler] * * * …

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  • 10intermeddle — verb /ˌɪntəˈmɛd(ə)l,ˌɪntɚˈmɛdəl/ To butt in, to interfere or . he felte a breeth that hym thought hit was entromedled with fyre, which smote hym so sore in the vysage that hym thought hit brente hys vysage [...]. Syn: butt in, meddle …

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