intermix

verb

in·​ter·​mix ˌin-tər-ˈmiks 

intermixed; intermixing; intermixes

transitive verb

: to mix together

intransitive verb

: to become mixed together

intermixture

ˌin-tər-ˈmiks-chər 

noun

Synonyms

• amalgamate
• blend
• combine
• comingle
• commingle
• commix
• composite
• concrete
• conflate
• fuse
• homogenize
• immingle
• immix
• incorporate
• integrate
• interfuse
• intermingle
• meld
• merge
• mingle
• mix

Examples of intermix in a Sentence

When they talk, they often intermix English and Spanish.

intermixed the ingredients just until there were no more lumps in the batter

Recent Examples on the Web

Poetic accounts from Ernest Hemingway, Antonio Machado and Pablo Neruda are intermixed with insights from the prominent locals of today, such as baroness Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza; mayor Elena Foster; mayor José Luis Martínez-Almeida, Sheila Loewe, and Pedro Almodóvar. —Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025

That year is also intermixed with some pockets of hope or optimism. —John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025

Puppy Play While Kidman’s character Romy didn’t wear a pup hood or bark in Babygirl, the dog imagery intermixed with the Dom(me)/sub dynamics throughout the film felt at the very least like a nod to puppy play. —Fran Tirado, Them, 10 Jan. 2025

The aim is to make a geospatial model that is accessed either by an LLM or directly intermixed with an LLM. —Lance Eliot, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

back-formation from obsolete intermixt intermingled, from Latin intermixtus, past participle of intermiscēre to intermix, from inter- + miscēre to mix — more at mix

First Known Use

1542, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Kids Definition

intermix

verb

in·​ter·​mix ˌint-ər-ˈmiks 

: to mix together

intermixture

-ˈmiks-chər 

noun