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to intermingle

to intermingle

6 5.2
Mix together so the parts are hard to tell apart
  • verb
  • /ˌɪntərˈmɪŋɡəl/
translation icon : interminglar
  • During the festival, people from different cultures came together to intermingle and share their traditions.
  • intermingled with people
  • often intermingled
  • become intermingled

I see two cultures intermingling and communicating is one of the ways to de escalate future conflict.

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Examples

  • Vendors' voices proclaim the merits of their wares, even as they intermingle with a lively discord of barter and negotiations.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Byzantine, Persian, Indian and Arab cultures and knowledge intermingled, leading to artistic and scientific advancement.

  • College would have been less stressful if I had been able to intermingle with the other students.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The natural and the artificial orders intermingle, and ready definition is lost.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • We are not to intermingle with outside factions.

  • Thus, the past and the present are intermingled in a fascinating manner.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The memories of growing up on the reservation intermingle with Yellow Calf's life off the reservation.

    Academic text (1995)
  • At the macro level, schools and communities intermingle to produce major events such as choir festivals and cultural festivals.

    Academic text (2012)
  • I see two cultures intermingling and communicating is one of the ways to de escalate future conflict.

  • Acres of cornfields and patchy woods are intermingled with farms, residential houses and swampy marshlands.

Synonyms

to combine
vsto intermingle
638 2.7

To mix two or more things into one

focuses on blending that erases clear boundaries between components
to mix
vsto intermingle
416 1.0

To combine two or more things so they become one

means blending specifically so components become hard to distinguish
to blend
vsto intermingle
255 2.3

To mix things so they become one or look good together

focuses more on hiding component differences through thorough blending
to mix in
vsto intermingle
39 1.8

To add something to food and stir so it becomes part of the food

describes a fuller blending that makes components difficult to separate
to mingle
vsto intermingle
34 3.3

Mix together so things join and are hard to tell apart

focuses on blending so components become difficult to distinguish
to meld
vsto intermingle
18 5.3

To mix things so they become one

aims for merging that leaves components difficult to separate visually
to commingle
vsto intermingle
5 7.4

To mix different things into one

emphasizes blending to the point components are hard to distinguish
to compound
vsto intermingle
4 4.0

To mix two or more things to make one thing

implies forming a whole where components are hard to distinguish
to interweave
vsto intermingle
4 6.3

To mix different things closely together, like threads or melodies

involves blending more evenly so components are less distinguishable
to blend in
vsto intermingle
3 3.3

Mix one ingredient into others until the mixture is smooth

implies a deeper blending that makes components hard to spot
to intermix
vsto intermingle
2 5.6

Combine different things so they become one or hard to separate

makes components difficult to tell apart through thorough mixing
to interpenetrate
vsto intermingle
1 8.2

To mix by passing parts through each other

means mixing that results in components becoming hard to tell apart
to interfuse
vsto intermingle
1 7.7

Mix things together so their parts spread through each other

stresses making components hard to tell apart by even mixing
to admix
vsto intermingle
1 8.8

To mix one substance with another so they become combined

refers to more general mixing that makes parts hard to distinguish
to commix
vsto intermingle
8.9

To mix different things together into one

emphasizes blending until component boundaries become hard to see
to immix
vsto intermingle
9.9

To put different things together so they become one

specifically implies blending so components are difficult to separate

Antonyms

256 4.2

To keep someone or something apart from others

How Mixed

to merge
192 3.2
to intermingle
6 5.2
to mix
416 1.0
to combine
638 2.7

Surface Forms

intermingle infinitive
intermingled past participle
intermingling present participle
intermingles third person singular

Morphology

intermingle = mingle (transparent) = inter + mingle

The meaning is a straightforward addition of 'inter-' (among/mutual) to 'mingle', producing 'mix together' which learners can derive.

Etymology

Intermingle comes from the prefix inter- meaning 'between' and the verb mingle meaning 'to mix'. So to intermingle is to mix things together between each other, which is why the parts can become hard to tell apart.