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To meddle and make

Meddle \Med"dle`\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Meddled; p. pr. & vb. n. Meddling.] [OE. medlen to mix, OF. medler, mesler, F. m[^e]ler, LL. misculare, a dim. fr. L. miscere to mix.

  1. To mix; to mingle. [Obs.]

    More to know Did never meddle with my thoughts.
    --Shak.

  2. To interest or engage one's self; to have to do; -- in a good sense. [Obs.]
    --Barrow.

    Study to be quiet, and to meddle with your own business.
    --Tyndale.

  3. To interest or engage one's self unnecessarily or impertinently, to interfere or busy one's self improperly with another's affairs; specifically, to handle or distrub another's property without permission; -- often followed by with or in.

    Why shouldst thou meddle to thy hurt?
    --2 Kings xiv. 10.

    The civil lawyers . . . have meddled in a matter that belongs not to them.
    --Locke.

    To meddle and make, to intrude one's self into another person's concerns. [Archaic]
    --Shak.

    Syn: To interpose; interfere; intermeddle.