intermingle en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˌɪntəɹˈmɪŋɡ(ə)l/ (General-American)
- [-ɾəɹ-] (General-American)
- /ˌɪntəˈmɪŋɡl̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English mingle English intermingle From inter- + mingle.
Meanings
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(transitive) To mix (things) together.
These representative species often meet and interlock; and as the one becomes rarer and rarer, the other becomes more and more frequent, till the one replaces the other. But if we compare these species where they intermingle, they are generally as absolutely distinct from each other in every detail of structure as are specimens taken from the metropolis inhabited by each.
1859, Charles Darwin, On the Origin of Species:
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(intransitive) To become mixed together.
At present, passenger and goods traffic intermingle, a factor which complicates operation.
1959 October 14, “Station Reconstruction at Leeds”, in Railway Magazine, page 686:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| intermingling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| intermingles | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| intermingled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| intermingled | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Deriveds
intertwingle · intermingledness · unintermingled · intertwingle · intermingledom
Synonyms
Translations (22)
fi sekoittaa (to mix (things) together) · bg смесвам (to mix (things) together) · la intermisceō (to mix (things) together) · la commisceō (to mix (things) together) · es entreverarse (to become mixed together) · fi sekoittua (to become mixed together) · fr entremêler (to mix (things) together) · gl mesturar (to mix (things) together) · fr brasser (to mix (things) together) · la immisceō (to mix (things) together) · pt misturar (to mix (things) together) · pt incluir (to mix (things) together) · gv covest (to mix (things) together) · es entremezclarse (to become mixed together) · la remisceō (to mix (things) together) · es entremezclar (to mix (things) together) · ja 混じる (to become mixed together) · bg смесвам се (to become mixed together) · es entreverar (to mix (things) together) · io intermixar (to mix (things) together) · it frammischiare (to mix (things) together) · la permisceō (to mix (things) together)