Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To mix or bring together in combination: synonym: mix.
- intransitive verb To be or become mixed or united.
- intransitive verb To associate or take part with others.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A mixture; a medley; a jumble.
- To mix; blend; combine intimately; form a combination of.
- To form by mixing or blending; combine the parts or ingredients of; compound or concoct.
- To bring into relation or association; connect or conjoin.
- To confuse; impair or spoil by mixture with something.
- Synonyms and Mingle, Mix, Blend. Mingle and mix are often quite synonymous; where they differ, mix is likely to be found to indicate a more complete loss of individuality by that which is joined with something else. Blend vividly suggests the joining of two or more colors to form a third, and so a passing of two or more sounds, qualities, or the like into each other in such a way as to produce a result partaking of the qualities of each.
- To be or become joined, combined, or mixed; enter into combination or intimate relation: as, to
mingle with society; oil and water will not mingle. - To be formed by mixingor blending.
- Synonyms see I.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To mix; intermix; to combine or join, as an individual or part, with other parts, but commonly so as to be distinguishable in the product; to confuse; to confound.
- transitive verb To associate or unite in society or by ties of relationship; to cause or allow to intermarry; to intermarry.
- transitive verb To deprive of purity by mixture; to contaminate.
- transitive verb obsolete To put together; to join.
- transitive verb To make or prepare by mixing the ingredients of.
- noun obsolete A mixture.
- intransitive verb To become mixed or blended.
- intransitive verb To associate (with certain people).
- intransitive verb To move (among other people); -- of people.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
mix ;intermix ; tocombine orjoin , as an individual or part, with other parts, but commonly so as to be distinguishable in the product; toconfuse ; toconfound . - verb To associate or unite in society or by ties of relationship; to cause or allow to intermarry; to intermarry.
- verb To deprive of purity by mixture; to
contaminate . - verb obsolete : To put together; to join. Shakespeare.
- verb To make or prepare by mixing the ingredients of.
- verb intransitive To become mixed or blended.
- noun obsolete A
mixture .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb to bring or combine together or with something else
- verb be all mixed up or jumbled together
- verb get involved or mixed-up with
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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This time the monthly mingle is about lunches for kids and was started by Meeta of What's for Lunch Honey
Archive 2009-03-01 Anjali 2009
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This time the monthly mingle is about lunches for kids and was started by Meeta of What's for Lunch Honey
Creamy Corn and Herbs Anjali 2009
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The house must have smiled to hear laughter and singing and sounds of love once again mingle with the timeless rhythm of restless wind.
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The house must have smiled to hear laughter and singing and sounds of love once again mingle with the timeless rhythm of restless wind.
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Why must that hateful name mingle with the rejoicings of his merry guests?
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But another reason why the event is so popular is because it gives local businesses a chance to mix and mingle, which is always one of the chamber's main objectives.
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But another reason why the event is so popular is because it gives local businesses a chance to mix and mingle, which is always one of the chamber's main objectives.
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But another reason why the event is so popular is because it gives local businesses a chance to mix and mingle, which is always one of the chamber's main objectives.
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But another reason why the event is so popular is because it gives local businesses a chance to mix and mingle, which is always one of the chamber's main objectives.
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But another reason why the event is so popular is because it gives local businesses a chance to mix and mingle, which is always one of the chamber's main objectives.
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