intermeddle Meaning, Definition & Usage

In`ter*med"dle intransitive verb

Etymology

OE. entremedlen, entermellen, to mix together, OF. entremedler, entremeller, entremesler, F. entremêler. See Inter-, and Meddle.

Definitions

1. 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 transitive verb

Definitions

1. To intermix; to mingle. Obs.

   Many other adventures are intermeddled. Spenser.