English Explanatory Dictionary

mingle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  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.
  2. To associate or unite in a figurative way, or by ties of relationship.
  3. To cause or allow to intermarry.
  4. To intermarry.
  5. To deprive of purity by mixture; to contaminate.
  6. To make or prepare by mixing the ingredients of.
  7. To put together; to join.
  8. To become mixed or blended.
  9. To socialize with different people at a social event.
noun
  1. The act of informally meeting numerous people in a group.
  2. A mixture.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɪŋ.ɡəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-mingle.wav

Word forms

mingle mingles mingling mingled no-table-tags glossary minglest mingledst mingleth

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

confuse confound

Related words

among mongrel rub elbows with

Derived words

bemingle commingle enmingle immingle inmingle intermingle mingleable mingledly mingle-mangle minglement mingler minglesome minglingly overmingle remingle single and ready to mingle undermingle unmingle unmingled
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