Antonyms for meddle
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : med-l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɛd l |
Definition of meddle
Origin :- early 14c., "to mingle, blend, mix," from Old North French medler (Old French mesler, 12c., Modern French mêler) "to mix, mingle, to meddle," from Vulgar Latin *misculare (source of Provençal mesclar, Spanish mezclar, Italian mescolare, meschiare), from Latin miscere "to mix" (see mix (v.)). From late 14c. as "busy oneself, be concerned with, engage in;" also disparagingly "interfere, be officious, make a nuisance of oneself" (the notion is of meddling too much). From mid-14c. to 1700, it also was a euphemism for "have sexual intercourse." Related: Meddled; meddling.
- verb intervene, interfere
- Pray let me advise you never more to meddle with a classical myth.
- Extract from : « The Three Golden Apples » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- But the parliament were forbidden by authority to meddle in the affair.
- Extract from : « An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding » by David Hume
- Relations who might interfere and pray and meddle and spoil things?
- Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
- There are things which cannot concern him, and with which I do not choose him to meddle.
- Extract from : « The Field of Ice » by Jules Verne
- All books which meddle with the faith are condemnable and pernicious.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- I thought so long as I let no one meddle with them, they were safe enough.'
- Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
- What business have such fellows to meddle with affairs of state?
- Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
- "And that I forbade you to meddle with," said Uncle Jack, quietly.
- Extract from : « Five Mice in a Mouse-trap » by Laura E. Richards
- But if the generality of men should meddle with and make use of horses, do they spoil them?
- Extract from : « Apology, Crito, and Phaedo of Socrates » by Plato
- "Surely such affairs are not for women to meddle with," he cried.
- Extract from : « The Suitors of Yvonne » by Raphael Sabatini
Synonyms for meddle
- abuse rights
- advance
- barge in
- break in on
- busybody
- butt in
- chime in
- come uninvited
- crash the gates
- dabble in
- encroach
- encumber
- fool with
- hinder
- horn in
- impede
- impose
- infringe
- inquire
- interlope
- intermeddle
- interpose
- intrude
- invade
- kibitz
- mess around
- mix in
- molest
- obtrude
- pry
- push in
- put two cents in
- sidewalk-superintend
- snoop
- stick nose in
- tamper
- trespass
- worm in
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