in·ter·med·dle
ˌin-tər-ˈme-dᵊl 
intermeddled; intermeddling; intermeddles
: to meddle impertinently and officiously and usually so as to interfere
1
: one who intermeddles
out-of-state intermeddlers
2
a
obsolete
: intermediary
b
obsolete
: interloper
Examples of intermeddle in a Sentence
Verb
she can no more refrain from intermeddling than she can from breathing
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Verb
Foreign powers will intermeddle in our affairs, and spare no [expense] to influence them.
—Martin Finucane, BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2019
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“Intermeddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intermeddle. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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