commingle

verb

com·min·gle kə-ˈmiŋ-gəl

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commingled; commingling; commingles

Synonyms of commingle next

transitive verb

: to blend thoroughly into a harmonious whole

… that fine and funny book, in which horror and laughter are commingled …—

William Styron

: to combine (funds or properties) into a common fund or stock

Proceeds from the sale have been commingled with other funds.

intransitive verb

: to become commingled

Choose the Right Synonym for commingle

mix, mingle, commingle, blend, merge, coalesce, amalgamate, fuse mean to combine into a more or less uniform whole.

mix may or may not imply loss of each element's identity.

mix the salad greens

mix a drink

mingle usually suggests that the elements are still somewhat distinguishable or separately active.

fear mingled with anticipation in my mind

commingle implies a closer or more thorough mingling.

a sense of duty commingled with a fierce pride drove her

blend implies that the elements as such disappear in the resulting mixture.

blended several teas to create a balanced flavor

merge suggests a combining in which one or more elements are lost in the whole.

in his mind reality and fantasy merged

coalesce implies an affinity in the merging elements and usually a resulting organic unity.

telling details that coalesce into a striking portrait

amalgamate implies the forming of a close union without complete loss of individual identities.

refugees who were readily amalgamated into the community

fuse stresses oneness and indissolubility of the resulting product.

a building in which modernism and classicism are fused

Examples of commingle in a Sentence

Fact and fiction commingle in the story. He commingled his personal funds with money from the business.

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Sharron Van Der Meulen, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024 Everson charts parallels between these men’s labors; their transmissions are shot through with the specificities of history, commingling gestures of labor and protest. —

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