commingle

verb

com·​min·​gle kə-ˈmiŋ-gəl How to pronounce commingle (audio)
kä-
commingled; commingling; commingles

transitive verb

1
: to blend thoroughly into a harmonious whole
… that fine and funny book, in which horror and laughter are commingledWilliam Styron
2
: to combine (funds or properties) into a common fund or stock
Proceeds from the sale have been commingled with other funds.
Choose the Right Synonym for commingle

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.
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Word History

Etymology

com- + mingle

First Known Use

1612, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of commingle was in 1612

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Cite this Entry

“Commingle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commingle. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

commingle

verb
com·​min·​gle kə-ˈmiŋ-gəl How to pronounce commingle (audio)
: to mix together : mingle

Legal Definition

commingle

verb
com·​min·​gle kə-ˈmiŋ-gəl, kä- How to pronounce commingle (audio)
commingled; commingling

transitive verb

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

intransitive verb

: to become commingled
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