commingle

American  

[kuh-ming-guhl] / kəˈmɪŋ gəl /

Also comingle,

verb (used with or without object)

commingled, commingling

1. to mix or mingle together; combine.

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commingle British  

/ kɒˈmɪŋɡəl /

verb

1. to mix or be mixed; blend

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Other Word Forms

• commingler
  noun
• uncommingled
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of commingle

First recorded in 1620–30; com- + mingle

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Explanation

To commingle is to blend together, the way different flavors commingle in a stew or people from all over the world commingle in a big city. The verb commingle is a slightly literary way to say "mix until blended.” The book Charlotte’s Web commingles sadness and humor. If you combine the money you were saving to buy books with your weekly spending money, you commingle your funds. Commingle is formed with the Latin prefix com-, "together," and mingle from the Middle English myngen, "to mix."

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

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Be careful not to unintentionally commingle this property.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026

Property acquired before your marriage, or received during your marriage as a gift or inheritance, is generally considered separate property as long as you don’t commingle it.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 12, 2026

When meeting with a client, especially a first-timer, I break down the planets, where they are placed and how they commingle with each other.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2023

Water from three un-named creeks will commingle in the new passage and flow toward Lake Washington.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 17, 2023

I do my best to get a leash on my catastrophizing, and we commingle, converse, and serve the community.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone

If your daughter is married or marries sometime in the future, she can decide how much of her inheritance will be commingled with her spouse’s finances.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026

Last year, Ares led a $1.2 billion continuation fund with Antares to purchase assets and limited partner interests from two commingled private-credit funds comprising over 100 underlying first-lien, floating-rate loans originated and managed by Antares.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026

The inspectors also reported crews spraying contaminated pool water onto neighboring properties and into storm drains, and excavator operators using toothed buckets that caused clean and contaminated soil to be commingled.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2025

They want to ensure the businesses are always kept separate, and are never commingled with their future spouses.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 24, 2025

Even my mother, who was obsessive about order and neatness in her house, chose to let the photographs of the two families get commingled and confused.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

“Our home was a crazy jumble of pieces from different places we’d lived in before, all commingling, but not very happily; I called it the Island of Misfit Furniture.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026

"The recovery environment presented challenges for maintaining the separation of remains, which can contribute to commingling," Dr Venkatesh said.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

The motion seeks a temporary order to prevent Nexstar from moving ahead with integrating or commingling the assets and operations it acquired from Tegna.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026

As for commingling funds, it’s already illegal — it’s one of the practices that landed Bankman-Fried in prison.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2024

Computers and communications technology commingling with open spaces.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

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