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intermeddle

/ˌɪntɚˈmɛdəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-ter-med-dle
IPA
/ˌɪntɚˈmɛdəl/
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To mix, mingle together.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To get mixed up (with).

Obsolete

verb

To butt in, to interfere in or with.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: entremedlen, entremedler

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌɪntɚˈmɛdəl/
  • British English: /ˌɪntəˈmɛd(ə)l/

Usage

Inflected Forms

intermeddles (present, singular) intermeddling (participle, present) intermeddled (participle, past) intermeddled (past)

Derived Forms

intermeddlement intermeddler intermeddlesome intermeddlingly

Synonyms

butt in meddle

Rhymes With

medal pedal meddle peddle bipedal treadle

Questions

How do you pronounce intermeddle?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪntɚˈmɛdəl/.
What does intermeddle mean?
To mix, mingle together.
Where does intermeddle come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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