commingle

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /kəˈmɪŋɡəl/ UK /kəˈmɪŋɡəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to mix or blend together

The treasurer must not commingle client funds with his own.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to mix or blend together mix blend mingle combine merge intermingle

Opposites

separate segregate divide

Word family

Derived forms commingling

Related forms mingle intermingle

Etymology

From com- ('together') + mingle, from Middle English menglen, frequentative of mengen ('to mix'), from Old English mengan ('to mix'), of Germanic origin.

com- Latin mengan Old English

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# commingle

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /kəˈmɪŋɡəl/
**IPA (UK):** /kəˈmɪŋɡəl/

## Meanings
1. to mix or blend together

## Examples
- The treasurer must not commingle client funds with his own.

## Synonyms
- mix
- blend
- mingle
- combine
- merge
- intermingle

## Antonyms
- separate
- segregate
- divide

## Derived Forms
- commingling

## Related Forms
- mingle
- intermingle

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: com-
- Root: mengan

## Etymology
From com- ('together') + mingle, from Middle English menglen, frequentative of mengen ('to mix'), from Old English mengan ('to mix'), of Germanic origin.

## AI Etymology
Commingle is from com- ('together') + mingle, from Middle English menglen, frequentative of mengen ('to mix'), from Old English mengan ('to mix'), of Germanic origin. Important recorded forms include com- (Latin) and mengan (Old English). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers to mix or blend together. The wider family includes derived forms such as commingling and related words such as mingle and intermingle.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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