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commingle

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

Definition of commingle

transitive verb

1 : to blend thoroughly into a harmonious whole … that fine and funny book, in which horror and laughter are commingled …— William Styron
2 : 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

 Ethnicities and identities often commingle and change, a process spurred by social media, migration and urbanisation. — The Economist, "A Chinese development scheme complicates Myanmar’s ethnic conflicts," 29 Aug. 2019 At Friday night’s final La Jolla Music Society SummerFest concert, works by Andrew Norman and Ellen Taaffe Zwilich engagingly commingled with Bach, Vivaldi, Handel and Mozart in Baker-Baum Hall. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Review: Old and new successfully commingle as SummerFest comes to a happy end," 24 Aug. 2019 There's evidence that commingled visual attention also increases distraction. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, "Your eyes are the key to distracted driving, not your brain," 1 July 2019 The present, commingled with this prettified past, can sometimes feel unsightly, crass even. — Sarah M. Broom, The New Yorker, "Who Stays Gone, and Who Can Afford to Return," 12 Aug. 2019 Yet the former First Lady, paragon of cool elegance and unfailing good taste, was in fact utterly devoted to that earthy fragrance note so inextricably commingled with counter-culture rebellion and free love. — April Long, Town & Country, "Jackie Kennedy's Unexpected Love of Patchouli," 28 July 2019 Also, if the assets are commingled with the beneficiary’s spouse, the assets could be lost in the event of a future divorce action. — Wesley E. Wright, Houston Chronicle, "Elder Law: Navigate Medicaid planning with irrevocable trusts," 19 July 2019 Criticism of parents not vaccinating their children may now be commingling with broader mistrust of, say, Facebook. — Shobana Shankar, Quartz Africa, "What the United States could learn from Nigeria about taking on anti-vaxxers," 7 June 2019 Pentagon officials said that based on remains delivered in the past by the North Koreans, these remains likely contain more than 55 service members, commingled together. — Ben Kesling, WSJ, "U.S. Military Begins Arduous Job: Identifying Remains From Korean War," 27 July 2018

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First Known Use of commingle

1612, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

History and Etymology for commingle

see mingle

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commingle

verb
How to pronounce commingle (audio)

English Language Learners Definition of commingle

formal : to join or mix together

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commingle

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

Legal Definition of commingle

transitive verb

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

intransitive verb

: to become commingled

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