INTERMEDDLING

Verb

intermeddling

present participle of intermeddle

Noun

intermeddling (plural intermeddlings)

interference

Source: Wiktionary


In`ter*med"dling, n.

Definition: The act of improperly interfering. Burke.

INTERMEDDLE

In`ter*med"dle, v. i. Etym: [OE. entremedlen, entermellen, to mix together, OF. entremedler, entremeller, entremesler, F. entremĂȘler. See Inter-, and Meddle.]

Definition: To meddle with the affairs of others; to meddle officiously; to interpose or interfere improperly; to mix or meddle with. The practice of Spain hath been, by war and by conditions of treaty, to intermeddle with foreign states. Bacon.

Syn.

– To interpose; interfere. See Interpose.

In`ter*med"dle, v. t.

Definition: To intermix; to mingle. [Obs.] Many other adventures are intermeddled. Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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