01 v. i. To mix; to mingle.
imp. & p. p.
Meddled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Meddling
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1.
To mix; to mingle.[Obs.]“More to know Did never meddle with my thoughts.” — Shak.
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2.
To interest or engage one's self; to have to do; -- in a good sense.[Obs.]“Study to be quiet, and to meddle with your own business.” — Tyndale.
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3.
To interest or engage one's self unnecessarily or impertinently, to interfere or busy one's self improperly with another's affairs; specifically, to handle or distrub another's property without permission; -- often followed by with or in.“Why shouldst thou meddle to thy hurt?” — 2 Kings xiv. 10.“The civil lawyers . . . have meddled in a matter that belongs not to them.” — Locke.
Phrases & compounds
To meddle and make —
to intrude one's self into another person's concerns.
Syn.
To interpose; interfere; intermeddle.