v. i. [ OE. entremedlen, entermellen, to mix together, OF. entremedler, entremeller, entremesler, F. entremêler. See Inter-, and Meddle. ] To meddle with the affairs of others; to meddle officiously; to interpose or interfere improperly; to mix or meddle with. [ 1913 Webster ]
The practice of Spain hath been, by war and by conditions of treaty, to intermeddle with foreign states. Bacon.
v. t. To intermix; to mingle. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Many other adventures are intermeddled. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who meddles with, or intrudes into, the affairs of others. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Inclined or disposed to intermeddle. --
n. The act of improperly interfering. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. intermède, fr. L. inter between + medius, adj., middle; cf. It. intermedio. Cf. Intermezzo. ] A short musical dramatic piece, of a light and pleasing, sometimes a burlesque, character; an interlude introduced between the acts of a play or an opera. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ From Intermediate. ] Interposition; intervention. Derham. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. L. intermedius intermedial. ] (Zool.) The middle pair of tail feathers, or middle rectrices. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Pref. inter- + medial: cf. L. intermedius. ] Lying between; intervening; intermediate. “Intermedial colors.” Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Intermediate. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
a. [ Cf. F. intermédiaire. ] Lying, coming, or done, between; intermediate;
Intermediary amputation (Surg.),
n.
a. [ Pref. inter- + mediate: cf. F. intermédiat. ]
Intermediate state (Theol.),
Intermediate terms (Math.),
Intermediate tie. (Arch.)
v. i. To come between; to intervene; to interpose. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In an intermediate manner; by way of intervention. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A school having grades at a level between the lower primary grades and the upper secondary grades, being variously grades 4 through 6, or grades 7 through 9, etc. [ PJC ]
n. The act of coming between; intervention; mediation; interposition. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A mediator. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. intermedius. ] Intermediate. [ R. ] Cudworth. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;