mingle

[ming-guhl]

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verb (used without object), min·gled, min·gling.

to become mixed, blended, or united.

to associate or mix in company: She refuses to mingle with bigots.

to associate or take part with others; participate.

verb (used with object), min·gled, min·gling.

to mix or combine; put together in a mixture; blend.

to unite, join, or conjoin.

to associate in company: a hostess who mingles diplomats with executives.

to form by mixing; compound; concoct.

noun

mingles, two or more single, unrelated adults who live together.

Origin of mingle

1425–75; late Middle English menglen, equivalent to meng(en) to mix (Old English mengan; cognate with Dutch, German mengen) + -(e)len -le

Related formsmin·gle·ment, nounmin·gler, nounre·min·gle, verb, re·min·gled, re·min·gling.un·min·gled, adjectivewell-min·gled, adjective

Synonyms for mingle

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4. commingle, intermingle, intermix. See mix.

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Related Words for mingle

mix, intermingle, blend, meld, circulate, interweave, wed, marry, coalesce, unite, commingle, merge, intermix, compound, alloy, admix, fraternize, network, consort, associate

Examples from the Web for mingle

Contemporary Examples of mingle

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It was notable Wednesday that the cameraman and photographers were allowed to mingle somewhat freely with the playgroup.
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Research suggests forcing coworkers to mingle can be damaging for relationships between diverse members of staff.
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December 19, 2013
The appeal: they are “judgment-free zones where the like-minded can mingle freely and furtively.”
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Celebrities like Paris Hilton and an incognito Selena Gomez mingle in the elevated VIP area by the main stage.
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Historical Examples of mingle

He did not mingle with it, but remained aloof, always himself, and was even feared by it.
White Fang
Jack London
He must mingle sometimes with others, that he may be always with her!
Vivian Grey
Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
He had also a trick to mingle his commodity, that that which was bad might go off with the least mistrust.
Bunyan
James Anthony Froude
If he could but see her and mingle his tears with hers he would be content.
The Captain of the Pole-Star and Other Tales
Arthur Conan Doyle
Must mingle other atoms with those before they stabilize in our plane.
Wanderer of Infinity
Harl Vincent

British Dictionary definitions for mingle

mingle

verb

to mix or cause to mix

(intr often foll by with) to come into close association

Derived Formsmingler, noun

Word Origin for mingle

C15: from Old English mengan to mix; related to Middle Dutch mengen, Old Frisian mengja

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Word Origin and History for mingle

mid-15c., "to bring together," frequentative of Middle English myngen "to mix," from Old English mengan (related to second element in among), from Proto-Germanic *mangjan "to knead together" (cf. Old Saxon mengian, Old Norse menga, Old Frisian mendza, German mengen), from PIE *mag- "to knead, fashion, fit" (see macerate). The formation may have been suggested by cognate Middle Dutch mengelen. Of persons, "to join with others, be sociable" (intransitive), from c.1600. Related: Mingled; mingling.