meddle

meddle
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
v. i. tamper; interfere, intrude. See between.
II
(Roget's IV) v.
1. [To interfere in others' affairs]
Syn. intermeddle, interpose, interfere, obtrude, interlope, intervene, pry, snoop, impose oneself, infringe, break in upon, advance upon, make it one's business, abuse one's rights, push in, chime in, force an entrance, encroach, intrude, be officious, obstruct, impede, hinder, encumber, busy oneself with, come uninvited, tamper with, inquire, be curious, stick one's nose in*, crash the gates*, monkey with*, bust in*, muscle in*, barge in*, worm in*, have a finger in*, fool with*, butt in*, horn in*; see also interrupt 2 .
Ant. neglect*, ignore, let alone.
2. [To handle others' things]
Syn. tamper, molest, pry, fool with, trespass, snoop, nose, dabble in, use improperly, monkey with*.
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.
interfere, *stick one's nose in where it doesn't belong, *butt in, intrude, interlope, intervene, impose, horn in, *kibitz.
ANT.: mind one's business, *stick to one's own knitting
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To intervene officiously or indiscreetly in the affairs of others: butt in, horn in, interfere, interlope. See PARTICIPATE. 2. To handle something idly, ignorantly, or destructively: fiddle, fool, mess, tamper, tinker. Informal: monkey. See HELP, TOUCH.

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