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intermeddle

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˌɪntəˈmɛd(ə)l/
  • US: /ˌɪntɚˈmɛdəl/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɛdəl

1

verb

Meaning 1

To mix, mingle together.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, transitive

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2

verb

Meaning 2

To get mixed up (with).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, reflexive

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3

verb

Meaning 3

To butt in, to interfere in or with.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English entremedlen, entermedlen, from Anglo-Norman entremedler (= Old French entremesler), from inter- + medler.