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Meaning of meddle and make | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To intrude oneself into another person's concerns.

obsolete

Examples

“[…] for such kind of men, the less you meddle or make with them, why the more is for your honesty.”
For it is accounted a disgrace for the man to meddle or make with those affairs, that properly do belong unto the Woman.”
Hold your foolish Tongue, Mr. Metal, said she, and get you to-bed; have’nt I plague enough with this audacious Slut, do you think, without your meddling and making?”
She is the most unquiet person I know; cannot be stillmeddles and makes about every thing and every body.”
““Nay, I must not meddle or make in this business,” said the Shaker. “You did meddle and make in it once,” retorted Ford, unresentfully but inflexibly […]”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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