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

It’s estimated that 100 of the hulking-yet-graceful animals lives in the lower stretch of the San Gabriel River, where salt and freshwater commingle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026

Once you upgrade to this new house — or any new house — you will commingle that money.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 21, 2026

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

Any property purchased prior to a marriage belongs to that spouse alone unless it has been commingled in some way.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026

“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

The larger asset manager’s support includes an anchor commitment to Banner’s new commingled buyout fund.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 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

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

It certainly doesn’t help that the visual effects are a sloppy commingling of wildly varying quality.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2025

But any activity that involved the commingling of the sexes—whether that was eating together, sharing cabins, or even passing one another on the way to the Washrooms—was strictly forbidden.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken

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