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meddling

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med⋅dle

  [med-l]
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–verb (used without object), -dled, -dling.
to involve oneself in a matter without right or invitation; interfere officiously and unwantedly: Stop meddling in my personal life!
Origin:
1250–1300; ME medlen < OF me(s)dler, var. of mesler (F mêler) < VL *misculāre, freq. of L miscēre to mix

Related forms:
meddler, noun
med⋅dling⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
intervene, intrude, pry.
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med·dle   (měd'l)   
intr.v.   med·dled, med·dling, med·dles

  1. To intrude into other people's affairs or business; interfere. See Synonyms at interfere.

  2. To handle something idly or ignorantly; tamper.


[Middle English medlen, from Anglo-Norman medler, variant of Old French mesler, from Vulgar Latin *misculāre, to mix thoroughly, from Latin miscēre, to mix; see meik- in Indo-European roots.]
med'dler (měd'lər, měd'l-ər) n.
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Word Origin & History

meddle 
c.1290, "to mingle," from O.N.Fr. medler (O.Fr. mesler) "to mix, mingle, to meddle," from V.L. *misculare, from L. miscere "to mix" (see mix). Meaning "to concern oneself" (usually disparaging) is attested from 1415. From c.1340 to 1700, it also was a euphemism for "have sexual intercourse." Meddlesome is attested from 1615.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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