intermeddle

[ in-ter-med-l ]

/ ˌɪn tərˈmɛd l /

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verb (used without object), in·ter·med·dled, in·ter·med·dling.

to take part in a matter, especially officiously; meddle.

Origin of intermeddle

1350–1400; inter- + meddle; replacing Middle English entremedlen<Anglo-French entremedler,Old French entremesler

OTHER WORDS FROM intermeddle

in·ter·med·dler, noun

Words nearby intermeddle

interlunation, intermarriage, intermarry, intermaxillary bone, intermaxillary suture, intermeddle, intermedia, intermediacy, intermediary, intermediary nerve, intermediate

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Example sentences from the Web for intermeddle

Intercede and interpose are used in a good sense; intermeddle always in a bad sense, and interfere frequently so.
English Synonyms and Antonyms|James Champlin Fernald
Evolution—once a mere germ in the mind—was beginning to press, to encroach, to intermeddle with the mind's other furniture.
Robert Elsmere|Mrs. Humphry Ward
Their heart "knoweth its own bitterness," and as for me, being a stranger and all alien, I "intermeddle not with their joy."
Passages From the English Notebooks, Volume 1|Nathaniel Hawthorne
Wretched, indeed, is the nation in whose affairs foreign powers are once permitted to intermeddle.
The Writings of Thomas Jefferson|Thomas Jefferson

Do not intermeddle with state affairs;—that care is reserved for me, and those in whom I confide.
Ecce Homo!|Paul Henry Thiry Baron d' Holbach

British Dictionary definitions for intermeddle

intermeddle

/ (ˌɪntəˈmɛdəl) /

verb

(intr) rare another word for meddle

Word Origin for intermeddle

C14 entremedle, from Anglo-Norman entremedler, from Old French; see inter- + meddle

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单词	intermeddle
释义	intermeddle [ in-ter-med-l ] / ˌɪn tərˈmɛd l / SEE SYNONYMS FOR intermeddle ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object), in·ter·med·dled, in·ter·med·dling. to take part in a matter, especially officiously; meddle. Origin of intermeddle 1350–1400; inter- + meddle; replacing Middle English entremedlen<Anglo-French entremedler,Old French entremesler OTHER WORDS FROM intermeddle in·ter·med·dler, noun Words nearby intermeddle interlunation, intermarriage, intermarry, intermaxillary bone, intermaxillary suture, intermeddle, intermedia, intermediacy, intermediary, intermediary nerve, intermediate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for intermeddle Intercede and interpose are used in a good sense; intermeddle always in a bad sense, and interfere frequently so. English Synonyms and Antonyms\|James Champlin Fernald Evolution—once a mere germ in the mind—was beginning to press, to encroach, to intermeddle with the mind's other furniture. Robert Elsmere\|Mrs. Humphry Ward Their heart "knoweth its own bitterness," and as for me, being a stranger and all alien, I "intermeddle not with their joy." Passages From the English Notebooks, Volume 1\|Nathaniel Hawthorne Wretched, indeed, is the nation in whose affairs foreign powers are once permitted to intermeddle. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson\|Thomas Jefferson Do not intermeddle with state affairs;—that care is reserved for me, and those in whom I confide. Ecce Homo!\|Paul Henry Thiry Baron d' Holbach British Dictionary definitions for intermeddle intermeddle / (ˌɪntəˈmɛdəl) / verb (intr) rare another word for meddle Word Origin for intermeddle C14 entremedle, from Anglo-Norman entremedler, from Old French; see inter- + meddle Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to intermeddle hinder, prevent, intrude, inhibit, impede, obstruct, hamper, infringe, invade, encroach, meddle, interfere, tamper, impose, suspend, thwart, interlope, make, jam, conflict
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intermeddle

verb (used without object), in·ter·med·dled, in·ter·med·dling.

Origin of intermeddle

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verb

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