intermeddle
verb
in·ter·med·dle ˌin-tər-ˈme-dᵊl 
intermeddled; intermeddling; intermeddles
intransitive verb
: to meddle impertinently and officiously and usually so as to interfere
intermeddler
ˌin-tər-ˈme-dᵊl-ər
noun -ˈmed-lər
Synonyms
- butt in
- interfere
- interlope
- intrude
- meddle
- mess
- muck (about or around)
- nose
- obtrude
- poke
- pry
- snoop
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Example Sentences
she can no more refrain from intermeddling than she can from breathing
Recent Examples on the Web Foreign powers will intermeddle in our affairs, and spare no [expense] to influence them. 
Martin Finucane, BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2019
Martin Finucane, BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2019 Word History
Etymology
Middle English entermedlen, from Anglo-French entremeller, entremedler, from entre- inter- + medler to mix — more at meddle
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
intermeddles
verb
as in interferes
to interest oneself in what is not one's concern she can no more refrain from intermeddling than she can from breathing Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- interferes
- messes
- butts in
- snoops
- interlopes
- pokes
- meddles
- intervenes
- mucks (about or around)
- obtrudes
- intrudes
- noses
- pries
- encroaches
- intercedes
- fools
- trespasses
- invades
- chisels (in)
- monkeys
- infringes
- tampers
- interposes
- fiddles
- plays
- barges (in)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- avoids
- ignores
- overlooks
- neglects
- disregards
- shuns
- eschews