intermix
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in·ter·mix

verb \ˌin-tər-ˈmiks\

Definition of INTERMIX

transitive verb
: to mix together
intransitive verb
: to become mixed together
in·ter·mix·ture \-ˈmiks-chər\ noun

Examples of INTERMIX

  1. When they talk, they often intermix English and Spanish.
  2. <intermixed the ingredients just until there were no more lumps in the batter>

Origin of INTERMIX

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

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