Meddle Definition
mĕdl
meddled, meddles, meddling
verb
meddled, meddles, meddling
To mix; mingle.
Webster's New World
To concern oneself with or take part in other people's affairs without being asked, welcomed, or needed; interfere (in or with)
Webster's New World
To tamper (with)
Webster's New World
To mingle; combine.
Webster's New World
(intransitive, now US regional) To have sex. [from 14th c.]
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Origin of Meddle
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Middle English medlen from Anglo-Norman medler variant of Old French mesler from Vulgar Latin misculāre to mix thoroughly from Latin miscēre to mix meik- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Anglo-Norman medler, variant of Anglo-Norman and Old French mesler, meller, from Late Latin misculare, from Latin miscere (“to mix").
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