intermeddle
to take part in a matter, especially officiously; meddle.
Origin of intermeddle
1Other words from intermeddle
- in·ter·med·dler, noun
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How to use intermeddle in a sentence
The engagements taken with him were previous to the arrival of my colleagues, who have not therefore intermeddled in the affair.
Who it could have been that so far intermeddled with his affairs as to write to him, he could not possibly conceive.
Varney the Vampire | Thomas Preskett Prest“You are wrong, Captain Uraga,” interposed he who had intermeddled, addressing himself to the officer.
The Lone Ranche | Captain Mayne ReidWhile slavery did not in any way harm New England, she intermeddled in a mood of moral fanaticism.
Children of the Market Place | Edgar Lee MastersGlory's hands were busy in the bread bowl, and her brain kneading its secret thoughts that no one knew or intermeddled with.
Faith Gartney's Girlhood | Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney
British Dictionary definitions for intermeddle
/ (ˌɪntəˈmɛdəl) /
(intr) rare another word for meddle
Origin of intermeddle
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