mingle

[ming-guh l] /ˈmɪŋ gəl/
verb (used without object), mingled, mingling.
1.
to become mixed, blended, or united.
2.
to associate or mix in company:
She refuses to mingle with bigots.
3.
to associate or take part with others; participate.
verb (used with object), mingled, mingling.
4.
to mix or combine; put together in a mixture; blend.
5.
to unite, join, or conjoin.
6.
to associate in company:
a hostess who mingles diplomats with executives.
7.
to form by mixing; compound; concoct.
noun
8.
mingles, two or more single, unrelated adults who live together.
Origin
1425-75; late Middle English menglen, equivalent to meng(en) to mix (Old English mengan; cognate with Dutch, German mengen) + -(e)len -le
Related forms
minglement, noun
mingler, noun
remingle, verb, remingled, remingling.
unmingled, adjective
well-mingled, adjective
Synonyms
4. commingle, intermingle, intermix. See mix.
Examples from the web for mingle
  • Yearning, disappointment and fear mingle with conscious thought, sway.
  • Afterward the audience and cast mingle and pose for pictures.
  • The reason bison haven't spread theirs to cattle probably is because they haven't been allowed to mingle in this manner.
  • Plenty of locals mingle with bands from around the world.
  • Juan was a quiet guy who didn't mingle with the rest of the graduate students.
  • But mingle they apparently did, according to the new study.
  • mingle tastes from the forest and the sea by grilling fresh salmon on a cedar plank.
  • Halfway through the program there's a break to let investors mingle with founders and swap contact information.
  • Scholarly yet easy-going, you inspired me to mingle a sense of humor with the worldly wisdom life imparted.
  • Blancmange and fritters mingle with less familiar cuisines.
British Dictionary definitions for mingle

mingle

/ˈmɪŋɡəl/
verb
1.
to mix or cause to mix
2.
(intransitive) often foll by with. to come into close association
Derived Forms
mingler, noun
Word Origin
C15: from Old English mengan to mix; related to Middle Dutch mengen, Old Frisian mengja
Word Origin and History for mingle
v.

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.