mingle

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmɪŋ.ɡəl/ Rhymes: -ɪŋɡəl === Verb === mingle (third-person singular simple present mingles, present participle mingling, simple past and past participle mingled) (transitive) To intermix; to combine or join, as an individual or part, with other parts, but commonly so as to be distinguishable in the product. Synonyms: confuse, confound (transitive) To associate or unite in a figurative way, or by ties of relationship. To cause or allow to intermarry. To intermarry. (transitive) To deprive of purity by mixture; to contaminate. (transitive) To make or prepare by mixing the ingredients of. (transitive, obsolete) To put together; to join. (intransitive) To become mixed or blended. (intransitive) To socialize with different people at a social event. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === mingle (plural mingles) The act of informally meeting numerous people in a group. (obsolete) A mixture. === Related terms === among mongrel rub elbows with === References === === Anagrams === Leming, leming