INTERMEDDLE


Meaning of INTERMEDDLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌin-tər-ˈme-d ə l ]

intransitive verb

Etymology: Middle English entermedlen, from Anglo-French entremeller, entremedler, from entre- inter- + medler to mix — more at meddle

Date: 15th century

: to meddle impertinently and officiously and usually so as to interfere

• in·ter·med·dler -ˈmed-lər, -ˈme-d ə l-ər noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.