Intermeddle

//ˌɪntɚˈmɛdəl// verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To mix, mingle together. obsolete, transitive
  2. 2
    To get mixed up (with). obsolete, reflexive
  3. 3
    To butt in, to interfere in or with. intransitive

    "The practice of Spain hath been, […]by war[…] and […]by conditions of treaty, to intermeddle with foreign states."

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"The practice of Spain hath been, […]by war[…] and […]by conditions of treaty, to intermeddle with foreign states."

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English entremedlen, entermedlen, from Anglo-Norman entremedler (= Old French entremesler), from inter- + medler.

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