commingle

verb

com·min·gle | \ kə-ˈmiŋ-gəl ,

kä- \

commingled; commingling; commingles

Definition of commingle

1 : to blend thoroughly into a harmonious whole … that fine and funny book, in which horror and laughter are commingled … —William Styron

2 : 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

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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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Gilpin, conveying Debbie’s commingled rage and guilt, is hypnotic in the scene, equally furious at Ruth and at herself. — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, "The Love Story of Debbie and Ruth," 10 July 2018 Why does information from fictional sources commingle with real information? — Furman Daniel, Washington Post, "What ‘The West Wing’ tells us about the West Wing," 22 Jan. 2018 Terrain eventually expanded to include a neighborhood-wide biennial that began in 2013, commingling Midwestern artists with those from around the world. — Kt Hawbaker, chicagotribune.com, "Sabina Ott, 'Artist Mother of Chicago,' dies at 62," 26 June 2018 The lawsuit's allegations include fraud and claims that Jaques converted, commingled and exercised personal dominion over funds that Paradigm Entities was bound to hold in trust for the plaintiffs and their tenants. — Ruth Brown, idahostatesman, "Lawsuit accuses Meridian-based property management LLC of embezzling up to $1 million," 27 June 2018 Ford says, explaining that the animals procreate by releasing their gametes into the sea and trusting that sperm and eggs will commingle. — Degen Pener, Los Angeles Magazine, "What’s Being Done to Revive L.A.’s Decimated Abalone Population," 22 June 2018 The effect of this there-but-not-there blocking is to commingle present, past, and future. — Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, "A dance of regret in Gloucester Stage’s ‘Lughnasa’," 20 June 2018 Eventually, somewhere, the two groups met again and began commingling. — Carl Zimmer, New York Times, "The Great Breakup: The First Arrivals to the Americas Split Into Two Groups," 31 May 2018 Ready-to-rage bros and the occasional stroller-pushing couple (respect the commitment) commingled among the mostly twentysomething indie kids who occupied the amphitheater for the three-day concert. — Michael Rietmulder, The Seattle Times, "Sasquatch! Music Festival 2018 recap: Artists of all ages made beloved fest feel vital," 28 May 2018

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