“mingled” is a form of
mingle
/ˈmɪŋ.ɡəl/ verb, noun, proper noun
Forms mingles mingling mingled minglest mingledst mingleth
- verb (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.
- verb (transitive) To associate or unite in a figurative way, or by ties of relationship.
- verb To cause or allow to intermarry.
- verb To intermarry.
- verb (transitive) To deprive of purity by mixture; to contaminate.
- verb (transitive) To make or prepare by mixing the ingredients of.
- verb (transitive, obsolete) To put together; to join.
- verb (intransitive) To become mixed or blended.
- noun The act of informally meeting numerous people in a group.
- noun (obsolete) A mixture.
- proper noun A surname.
Synonyms
confuse confound circulate mix commix unify amalgamate jumble
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.
Webster’s 1913
- verb To mix; intermix; to combine or join, as an individual or part, with other parts, but commonly so as to be distinguishable in the product; to confuse; to confound.
- verb To associate or unite in society or by ties of relationship; to cause or allow to intermarry; to intermarry.
- verb To become mixed or blended.
- noun A mixture. [Obs.] Dryden.
Etymology [From OE. mengen, AS. mengan; akin to D. & G. mengen, Icel. menga, also to E. among, and possibly to mix. Cf. Among, Mongrel.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “mingle”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details