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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. v. To intrude into other people's affairs or business; interfere. See Synonyms at interfere.
  2. v. To handle something idly or ignorantly; tamper.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. To mix; mingle.
  2. To be mixed or mingled; mix.
  3. To mingle in association or interest; concern one's self; take part; deal: generally requiring with in construction.
  4. To interfere or take part inappropriately, improperly, or impertinently; concern or busy one's self with or about something without necessity or warrant; act in a matter with which one has no business: used absolutely, or followed by in or with.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. v. obsolete To mix; to mingle.
  2. v. obsolete To interest or engage one's self; to have to do; -- in a good sense.
  3. v. 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.
  4. v. obsolete To mix; to mingle.

WordNet 3.0

  1. v. intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly

Etymologies

  1. From Anglo-Norman medler, variant of Anglo-Norman and Old French mesler, meller, from Late Latin misculare, from Latin miscere ("to mix"). (Wiktionary)
  2. Middle English medlen, from Anglo-Norman medler, variant of Old French mesler, from Vulgar Latin *misculāre, to mix thoroughly, from Latin miscēre, to mix; see meik- in Indo-European roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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  • ruzuzu Meddle (1)
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    To intrude into
    other people's affairs or
    business; interfere. May 10, 2012

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