Meddle /(?)/
Med·dle
Meddle
v. i.
imp. & p. p. Meddled; p. pr. & vb. n. Meddling
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To mix; to mingle. [Obs.]
More to know Did never meddle with my thoughts.
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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.
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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?
The civil lawyers . . . have meddled in a matter that belongs not to them.
Phrases & Compounds
- To meddle and make
- to intrude one's self into another person's concerns.
Meddle
v. t.
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To mix; to mingle. [Obs.]
“Wine meddled with gall.”