Mingle Definition
mĭnggəl
mingled, mingles, mingling
verb
mingled, mingles, mingling
To bring or mix together; combine; blend.
Webster's New World
To be or become mixed, blended, etc.
Webster's New World
To make by mixing ingredients; compound.
Webster's New World
To join, unite, associate, or take part with others; specif., to interact with others at a party or other social gathering.
Webster's New World
Across the city yesterday, there was a feeling of bittersweet reunion as streams of humanity converged and mingled at dozens of memorial services. "” New York Times.
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noun
(obsolete) A mixture.
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Origin of Mingle
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From earlier mingil, mengle, from Middle English *mengelen, equivalent to ming +"Ž -le. Cognate with Dutch mengelen (“to mingle, mix"), German menglen (“to mingle, mix"). More at ming.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English menglen frequentative of mengen to mix from Old English mengan mag- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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