intermeddle

== English == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English entremedlen, entermedlen, from Anglo-Norman entremedler (= Old French entremesler), from inter- + medler. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɪntəˈmɛd(ə)l/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌɪntɚˈmɛdəl/ Rhymes: -ɛdəl === Verb === intermeddle (third-person singular simple present intermeddles, present participle intermeddling, simple past and past participle intermeddled) (obsolete, transitive) To mix, mingle together. [14th–18th c.] (obsolete, reflexive) To get mixed up (with). [15th–17th c.] (intransitive) To butt in, to interfere in or with. [from 15th c.] ==== Synonyms ==== butt in, meddle ==== Derived terms ====