intermingle

[in-ter-ming-guhl]

verb (used with or without object)

intermingled, intermingling 

1. to mingle, one with another; intermix.

intermingle

/ ˌɪntəˈmɪŋɡəl /

verb

1. to mix or cause to mix or mingle together

Other Word Forms

• interminglement noun
• unintermingled adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of intermingle¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; inter-, mingle

Example Sentences

Several soldiers sketched in my notebook a new geography of the battlefield, marking dots to represent Ukrainian and Russian positions intermingled within the kill zone.

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The communities on either side are often from the same ethnic groups and intermingle, and herds of cattle migrate across the vast savannah.

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Such intermingling of motives is normal in politics, but what if Mr. Netanyahu was right?

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Sorrow and wonder intermingle in the astute girl’s turbulent journey.

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In California, where 30% of the state’s population lives in high-risk fire zones where buildings intermingle with wilderness, destructive wildfires are inevitable.

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Related Words

• interlace 
• interweave