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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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