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commingle

verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /kəˈmɪŋ.ɡəl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪŋɡəl
  • CMU ARPABET: K AH0 M IH1 NG G AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: K OW0 M IH1 NG G AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To mix, to blend.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To become mixed or blended.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

mix together different elements

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The colors blend well

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: blend, flux, mix, conflate, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: change integrity

Narrower terms: gauge, absorb, melt, meld, blend in, mix in, accrete, conjugate, admix, alloy, syncretize, syncretise

4

verb

Meaning 4

mix or blend

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • His book commingles sarcasm and sadness

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: blend, intermix, immingle, intermingle

History

Etymology

From com- + mingle.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: خَلَط (ḵalaṭ) — mix, blend
  • Bulgarian: смесвам (smesvam) — mix, blend
  • German: mischen — mix, blend
  • German: zusammenfügen — mix, blend
  • German: vermischen — mix, blend
  • German: mixen — mix, blend
  • German: vermengen — mix, blend
  • Norwegian Bokmål: blande — mix, blend
  • Occitan: mesclar — mix, blend
  • Occitan: entremesclar — mix, blend
  • Occitan: abarrejar — mix, blend
  • Swedish: sammanblanda — mix, blend
  • Swedish: blanda — mix, blend
  • Swedish: sammanblandas — become mixed or blended
  • Swedish: blandas — become mixed or blended