commingle

verb

com·min·gle kə-ˈmiŋ-gəl

kä-

commingled; commingling; commingles

Synonyms of commingle next

transitive verb

: to blend thoroughly into a harmonious whole

… that fine and funny book, in which horror and laughter are commingled …—

William Styron

: to combine (funds or properties) into a common fund or stock

Proceeds from the sale have been commingled with other funds.

intransitive verb

: to become commingled

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mix, mingle, commingle, blend, merge, coalesce, amalgamate, fuse mean to combine into a more or less uniform whole.

mix may or may not imply loss of each element's identity.

mix the salad greens

mix a drink

mingle usually suggests that the elements are still somewhat distinguishable or separately active.

fear mingled with anticipation in my mind

commingle implies a closer or more thorough mingling.

a sense of duty commingled with a fierce pride drove her

blend implies that the elements as such disappear in the resulting mixture.

blended several teas to create a balanced flavor

merge suggests a combining in which one or more elements are lost in the whole.

in his mind reality and fantasy merged

coalesce implies an affinity in the merging elements and usually a resulting organic unity.

telling details that coalesce into a striking portrait

amalgamate implies the forming of a close union without complete loss of individual identities.

refugees who were readily amalgamated into the community

fuse stresses oneness and indissolubility of the resulting product.

a building in which modernism and classicism are fused

Examples of commingle in a Sentence

Fact and fiction commingle in the story. He commingled his personal funds with money from the business.

Recent Examples on the Web The skeleton is made up of about 350 fossils from six different animals whose bones washed into a river after death some 150 million years ago and commingled. —

Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024 Currently under construction at the museum, the skeleton is made up of about 350 fossils from six animals whose bones washed into a river after death some 150 million years ago and commingled. —

Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024 An inheritance can lose its status as separate property, however, if it’s commingled with joint funds. —

Liz Weston, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2024 The pattern wasn’t simple reversion so much as commingling. —

Madeleine Schwartz Soneela Nankani Tanya Pérez Brian St. Pierre, New York Times, 14 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for commingle

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Word History

Etymology

com- + mingle

First Known Use

1612, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

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“Commingle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commingle. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.

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Kids Definition

commingle

verb

com·min·gle kə-ˈmiŋ-gəl

: to mix together : mingle

Legal Definition

commingle

verb

com·min·gle kə-ˈmiŋ-gəl, kä-

commingled; commingling

transitive verb

: to combine (funds or properties) into a common fund or stock

intransitive verb

: to become commingled

Last Updated: 11 Jul 2024 - Updated example sentences

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