intermix

verb

in·​ter·​mix ˌin-tər-ˈmiks How to pronounce intermix (audio)
intermixed; intermixing; intermixes

transitive verb

: to mix together

intransitive verb

: to become mixed together
intermixture noun

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
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Most generative AI will readily switch back and forth and even intermix conversational aspects of a friendship nature with those of a therapeutic nature. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025 The location and route to Lowe’s gets intermixed with people named Lowe in my personal address book. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 14 July 2025 Alaskan huskies and malamutes, by comparison, are more intermixed with other types of dogs. Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 10 July 2025 The colliding material intermixed, then reformed into two separate bodies that would become Earth and the moon. Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 8 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for intermix

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of intermix was in 1542

Cite this Entry

“Intermix.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intermix. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

intermix

verb
in·​ter·​mix ˌint-ər-ˈmiks How to pronounce intermix (audio)
: to mix together
intermixture noun

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