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

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

“If your assets have been commingled your spouse will inherit 100% interest in the house,” says Rhodes Law Firm, which has offices in North Carolina and Georgia.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026

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

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

The offspring thus produced from the conjunction of deity and damsel hath a nature intermixed, the two species commingled, and perhaps, like the mule, is incapable itself of generation.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

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

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

This $800,000 inheritance belongs to you, and you are right to think twice before commingling it.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 21, 2026

“One of the first things you’re taught as a Realtor is no commingling of funds,” Belyayev said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2025

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

From New York Times ● May 2, 2024

Longing and elation, anguish and joy—they were all there, sometimes commingling in the same canvas.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

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