|intə(r)+ verb
Etymology: Middle English entermedlen, from Middle French entremedler, entremeller, entremesler, from Old French, from entre- inter- + medler, meller, mesler to mix — more at meddle
transitive verb
1. obsolete : intermingle
2. obsolete : interpose
intransitive verb
: to meddle with the affairs of others : meddle officiously : interfere
must know and intermeddle with mysteries — Mary Webb
any intermeddling with slavery in the federal district — S.E.Morison & H.S.Commager
Synonyms: see meddle