meddle

Meaning

1. To interfere in or with; to concern oneself with unduly.
2. (obsolete) To interest or engage oneself; to have to do (with), in a good sense.
3. (obsolete) To mix (something) with some other substance; to commingle, combine, blend.
4. (US, intransitive, regional) To have sex.

Synonyms

interfere

intervene

tamper

butt in

intrude

poke one’s nose

pry

dabble

interrupt

intervenient

involve

mell

negotiate

nose

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obtrude

overlap

poke

sell

slip up

barge in

be at

be busy

come unstuck

dabble in

horn in

intervene in

mess with

poke one’s nose into

snoop into

tamper with

make a pass at

be impertinent

be assertive

stick one’s oar in

intervene poke

bother

mess about with

bungle

busybody

dare

get in

get into

hinder

interlope

interpose

Translations

sich einmischen

entrometerse

inmiscuirse

intromettersi

meterse

einmischen

bemoeien

se mêler

mezclarse

immischiarsi

entremeterse

injerirse

ingerirsi

intervenir

se mêler de

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɛd.əl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: medlen

In summary

From Middle English medlen, from Anglo-Norman medler, from Early Medieval Latin misculāre, derived from Latin misceō (“to mix”).