meddle

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verb

1. To intervene officiously or indiscreetly in the affairs of others: butt in, horn in, interfere, interlope. See participate/abstain.
2. To handle something idly, ignorantly, or destructively: fiddle, fool, mess, tamper, tinker. Informal monkey. See help/harm/harmless, touch/not touch.

v

Definition: intervene, interfere
Antonyms: avoid, dodge, ignore, leave alone, mind one's own business, stay out of

IN BRIEF: v. - Intrude in other people's affairs or business.

Tutor's tip: Don't "meddle" (to interfere) with him for he has a "mettle" (inherent character) of "metal" (opaque conductive substances such as iron, gold and silver) and was awarded a "medal" (decoration or award) for bravery.

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• Strategy and Tactics - meddle: (vb) interfere with or involve oneself in another’s activity without right or invitation

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - blande sig, stikke næsen i

Nederlands (Dutch)
bemoeien met

Français (French)
v. intr. - toucher à, se mêler de

Deutsch (German)
v. - sich zu schaffen machen, sich einmischen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ανακατεύομαι, αναμιγνύομαι, παρεμβαίνω

Italiano (Italian)
immischiarsi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - interferir

Русский (Russian)
вмешиваться, трогать то, что не положено

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - entrometerse en

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - lägga sin näsa i blöt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
干涉, 擅自摸弄, 管闲事

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 干涉, 擅自摸弄, 管閒事

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 중간에 끼어 들다, 쓸데없이 만지작거리다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 干渉する, いじくる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتدخل فيما لا يعنيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮התערב ב-, התעסק עם-‬

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