单词 | commingle |
释义 | commingle (once / 5934 pages) v To commingle is to blend together, like flavors in soup. On a hot summer day, mosquitoes and gnats might commingle into one dark cloud. Don’t put them in a soup, though, commingle just means “to mix.” The verb commingle is a slightly literary way to say "mix until blended.” The book Charlotte’s Web commingles sadness and humor. You might commingle your love of candy and edible utensils into one delicious spoon. If you combine the money you were saving to buy books with your fun money, you commingle your funds. Commingle is formed with the Latin prefix com-, "together," and mingle from the Middle English myngen, "to mix." WORD FAMILYcommingle: commingled, commingles, commingling USAGE EXAMPLESIt is not merely that the Trumps are at peace commingling family and business. New York Times(Dec 04, 2016) The commingling of generations is central to Matthew Gertzog’s Thanksgiving, one detail of which especially amuses him. New York Times(Nov 22, 2016) “We don’t know for sure which side they were on. A lot of them were commingled.” The Guardian(Nov 20, 2016) 1v mix or blend His book commingles sarcasm and sadness Hyper blend, immingle, intermingle, intermix combine into one 2v mix together different elements Syn|Hypo|Hyper blend, coalesce, combine, conflate, flux, fuse, immix, meld, merge, mix gauge mix in specific proportions absorbcause to become one with meld, meltlose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually blend in, mix incause (something) to be mixed with (something else) accretegrow together (of plants and organs) conjugateunite chemically so that the product is easily broken down into the original compounds admixmix or blend alloymake an alloy of syncretise, syncretizebecome fused cut inmix in with cutting motions change integrity change in physical make-up |
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