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mingle.

To intermix; to combine or join, as an individual or part, with other parts, but commonly so as to be distinguishable in the product.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈmɪŋ.ɡəl/
  1. To intermix; to combine or join, as an individual or part, with other parts, but commonly so as to be distinguishable in the product.

    transitive
  2. To associate or unite in a figurative way, or by ties of relationship.

    transitive
  3. To cause or allow to intermarry.

  4. To intermarry.

  5. To deprive of purity by mixture; to contaminate.

    transitive
  6. To make or prepare by mixing the ingredients of.

    transitive
  7. To put together; to join.

    obsolete · transitive
  8. To become mixed or blended.

    intransitive
  9. To socialize with different people at a social event.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

From earlier mingil, mengle, from Middle English menglen, equivalent to ming + -le. Cognate with Dutch mengelen (“to mingle, mix”), German mengen (“to mingle, mix”). More at ming.

noun/ˈmɪŋ.ɡəl/
  1. The act of informally meeting numerous people in a group.

  2. A mixture.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From earlier mingil, mengle, from Middle English menglen, equivalent to ming + -le. Cognate with Dutch mengelen (“to mingle, mix”), German mengen (“to mingle, mix”). More at ming.

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