mingle
verb
min·gle ˈmiŋ-gəl 
mingled; mingling ˈmiŋ-g(ə-)liŋ
transitive verb
1
: to bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix
The story mingles fact with fiction.
2
archaic : to prepare by mixing : concoct
intransitive verb
1
: to become mingled
white and Douglas fir trees mingle with the pines
Karen Thure
Karen Thure2
a
: to come into contact : associate
he mingles only with millionaires H. J. Laski
H. J. Laski b
: to move about (as in a group)
mingled with the guests
Synonyms
- amalgamate
- blend
- combine
- comingle
- commingle
- commix
- composite
- concrete
- conflate
- fuse
- homogenize
- immingle
- immix
- incorporate
- integrate
- interfuse
- intermingle
- intermix
- meld
- merge
- mix
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
The story mingles fact and fiction. Several flavors mingle in the stew. It's a story in which fact mingles with fiction. The host was too busy to mingle during the party.
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Etymology
Middle English menglen, frequentative of mengen to mix, from Old English mengan; akin to Middle High German mengen to mix, Greek massein to knead
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
Kids Definition
mingle
verb
min·gle ˈmiŋ-gəl
mingled; mingling
1
: to bring or combine together or with something else
The story mingled fact with fiction.
2
: to move among others within a group
He mingled with the crowd.
mingling 1 of 2
noun
as in intermingling
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- intermingling
- mix
- mixture
- commingling
- fusion
- blend
- amalgamation
- synthesis
- compounding
- coalescence
- connecting
- combining
- merging
- intermixture
- linking
- agglomeration
- consolidation
- unification
- union
- merger
- combination
- coupling
- junction
- reunion
- connection
- reunification
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- parting
- dissolution
- split
- division
- breakup
- separation
- schism
- partition
- disconnection
- disunion
- detachment
- scission
- severance
- divorcement
mingling
2 of 2verb
1
as in mixing
to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout the site where the river and the ocean mingle their waters to form a broad estuary Synonyms & Similar Words
- mixing
- combining
- merging
- blending
- integrating
- intermingling
- amalgamating
- commingling
- comingling
- adding
- intermixing
- incorporating
- melding
- fusing
- homogenizing
- conflating
- compositing
- immingling
- stirring
- immixing
- commixing
- uniting
- concreting
- admixing
- interfusing
- folding
- cutting in
- coalescing
- emulsifying
- tossing
- weaving
- compounding
- linking
- intertwining
- knitting
- conjoining
- joining
- beating (in)
- interweaving
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- separating
- dividing
- parting
- dispersing
- breaking down
- scattering
- dissolving
- divorcing
- severing
- breaking up
- splitting
- rupturing
- unmixing
- cleaving
- sundering
- disuniting
- disjoining
- detaching
- disengaging
2
as in socializing
to take part in social activities mingling at a cocktail party Synonyms & Similar Words
- mixing
- socializing
- associating
- hobnobbing
- partying
- fraternizing
- reveling
- rubbing elbows
- carousing
- going out
- revelling
- stepping out
- rubbing shoulders
- circulating
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- avoiding
- shunning
- eschewing
- slighting
- snubbing