Intermeddle
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌɪntəˈmɛd(ə)l/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Intermeddle is a verb meaning (intransitive) To butt in, to interfere in or with.
Meaning
(intransitive) To butt in, to interfere in or with.
More Meanings
- (obsolete, transitive) To mix, mingle together.
- (obsolete, reflexive) To get mixed up (with).
Example Sentences
The practice of Spain hath been, […]by war[…] and […]by conditions of treaty, to intermeddle with foreign states.
I must desire all those critics to mind their own business, and not to intermeddle with affairs or works which no ways concern them; for till they produce the authority by which they are constituted judges, I shall not plead to their jurisdiction.
Word Forms
- intermeddles
- intermeddling
- intermeddled
Synonyms for intermeddle
Depending on context, synonyms include meddle.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include entremedle, entermedle, intermell, intermix, meddle, intermingle.
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