mingle

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb to bring or combine together or with something else
  2. verb get involved or mixed-up with
  3. verb be all mixed up or jumbled together

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.

In classic literature

Synonyms

mix, commix, unify, amalgamate

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