interlope

/,intə'loup/

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Thân thiện

An unlicensed merchant tries to interlope in the busy marketplace.

Definition

Verb:
- To interfere in or involve oneself in the affairs or rights of others, especially in an intrusive or unwelcome manner, often for personal gain.
- Historically, to engage in trade or business without proper authorization or license, encroaching on the established rights of a company or group.

Examples of Usage

Verb:
- The new company was accused of trying to interlope in a market controlled by a state-sanctioned monopoly.
- He has no right to interlope in our private family matters.
- In the 17th century, independent traders who tried to interlope in the East India Company's territory faced severe penalties.

Advanced Usage

"to interlope on/upon": To intrude or encroach upon a specific domain, right, or territory.
- The journalist was criticized for interloping upon the grief of the victims' families.
Used to describe an unwelcome intermediary or meddler in a situation.
- She viewed the new consultant as an interloping outsider with no understanding of the company culture.

Variants and Related Words

Interloper (n): A person who interferes in the affairs of others, often for personal gain; an intruder.
- The established merchants saw the independent trader as a dangerous interloper.
Interloping (adj/gerund): The act or characteristic of being an interloper.
- His interloping behavior made him very unpopular with the local business community.

Synonyms

Intrude: To put oneself into a situation where one is not welcome or invited.
Encroach: To advance beyond proper or usual limits, especially gradually.
Meddle: To interfere in something that is not one's concern.
Trespass: To enter someone's land or property without permission; to make an unwarranted intrusion.

Related Phrases

To interlope in/into: To force one's involvement into a situation.
- The government warned other nations not to interlope into its internal political disputes.

Related Idioms

To play the interloper: To act as an unwelcome intruder in a situation.
- By offering unsolicited advice on their marriage, he was simply playing the interloper.

An unlicensed merchant tries to interlope in the busy marketplace.

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