Meaning & use

intermingle

verb·Academic

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To mix or blend together, or to mix socially with others.

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At the reception, guests from both families began to intermingle.

The novel's plot lines intermingle until it's hard to tell where one story ends and another begins.

A note on using this word

Works for both physical mixing, such as substances or groups of people, and abstract mixing, such as ideas or storylines.

Words with a similar meaning

mingleblend

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