intermingle

American  

[in-ter-ming-guhl] / ˌɪn tərˈmɪŋ gəl /

verb (used with or without object)

intermingled, intermingling

1. to mingle, one with another; intermix.

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intermingle British  

/ ˌɪntəˈmɪŋɡəl /

verb

1. to mix or cause to mix or mingle together

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Other Word Forms

• interminglement noun
• unintermingled adjective

Etymology

Origin of intermingle

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

Explanation

Things that intermingle get mixed up with each other. Tall grasses and daisies might intermingle in your parents' backyard, but your parents may choose not to intermingle with their neighbors. When kids from diverse backgrounds intermingle in school, they learn more about people who are different from themselves, and when several different flavors intermingle successfully in a recipe, the taste is complex and delicious. Intermingle intermingles the prefix inter-, "among or between" and mingle, from the Middle English myngen, "to mix," from a Proto-Germanic root meaning "to knead together."

Example Sentences

In so doing, we may one day generate forests of trees whose ancestry does not intermingle with that of the species generated by the historic evolutionary process.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

Dr Lakdawala says if H5N1 becomes established in humans, it could re-assort - or intermingle - with existing strains, amplifying its public-health impact.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025

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

From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025

Flecks of animated snow — the doodles are a motif throughout the series — intermingle with real snowflakes as Tara kisses Darcy.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2023

I look back and see the way our footsteps intermingle to form a single path.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan

Related Words

• interlace
• interweave