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meddle

/ˈmedəl/MEH-duhl
/ˈmɛdəl/MEH-duhl

Meaningto mix

Common meaning: interfere in someone else's affairs

Journey through time

  1. Latinmiscere‘to mix’source
  2. Old Frenchmedler‘mix’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsmix → interfere in someone else's affairsmeddle‘interfere in someone else's affairs’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin miscere ‘to mix’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Concise Etymological Dictionary (1911), entry MEDDLE, p. 321 · dictionary scan

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