COMMINGLE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (verb)

Verb forms

Present simple: I / you / we / they commingle ... he / she / it commingles

Past simple: commingled

Past participle: commingled

-ing form: commingling

Sense 1

Meaning:

Mix together different elements

Example:

The colors blend well

Synonyms:

blend; coalesce; combine; commingle; conflate; flux; fuse; immix; meld; merge; mix

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "commingle" is one way to...):

change integrity (change in physical make-up)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "commingle"):

gauge (mix in specific proportions)

absorb (cause to become one with)

meld; melt (lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually)

blend in; mix in (cause (something) to be mixed with (something else))

accrete (grow together (of plants and organs))

conjugate (unite chemically so that the product is easily broken down into the original compounds)

admix (mix or blend)

alloy (make an alloy of)

syncretise; syncretize (become fused)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

Sense 2

Meaning:

Mix or blend

Example:

His book commingles sarcasm and sadness

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "commingle" is one way to...):

blend; immingle; intermingle; intermix (combine into one)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something