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

Etymology

Origin of commingle

First recorded in 1620–30; com- + mingle

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

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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

All inheritance is treated as separate property, unless your sons sell the businesses and put them into a joint bank account or commingle the money.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 24, 2025

In this new wing, stories of nature commingle with narratives of human and cultural development.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 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

Risk is more spread out in a traditional commingled private-markets fund, where a management firm pools cash from pensions, universities and other big investors and invests it in several ventures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 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

What does supporting and believing in an independent judiciary look like for somebody who’s a civilian watching with hope and horror commingled?

From Slate ● Nov. 3, 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

But it is different when people are commingling with clients and taking meetings with outside firms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 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

That commingling has Atlanta’s stalwart skaters concerned about keeping their distinctly energetic and percussive style alive.

From New York Times ● May 2, 2024

But Ben stayed close to him, his chest almost against his father’s belly, their sweat commingling and their breaths crossing like two alien winds.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy