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interlope

UK
/ˌɪntəˈləʊp/
US
/ˌɪntərˈloʊp/

Translations

interlopeverb
interloped
Past Simple
interloped
Past Participle
interloping
Gerund
UK
/ˌɪntəˈləʊp/
US
/ˌɪntərˈloʊp/
He tends to interlope in other people's business.
Он склонен вмешиваться в дела других людей.
Synonyms
intrude
meddle
interfere
trespass
encroach

Definitions

interlopeverb
To intrude or interfere in a situation or place where one is not wanted or considered to belong.
He didn't want to interlope in their private conversation, so he stayed back.
To carry on trade or other commercial activity illegally or in violation of a monopoly; to traffic unlawfully.
In the 17th century, private merchants who interloped in the East India Company's markets faced seizure of their cargo.
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