intermeddle

verb

in·​ter·​med·​dle ˌin-tər-ˈme-dᵊl 

intermeddled; intermeddling; intermeddles

intransitive verb

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

intermeddler

ˌin-tər-ˈme-dᵊl-ər 

-ˈmed-lər

noun

Synonyms

• butt in
• interfere
• interlope
• intrude
• meddle
• mess
• muck (about or around)
• nose
• obtrude
• poke
• pry
• snoop

Examples of intermeddle in a Sentence

she can no more refrain from intermeddling than she can from breathing

Recent Examples on the Web

Foreign powers will intermeddle in our affairs, and spare no [expense] to influence them. —Martin Finucane, BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2019

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above