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Mingle vs Mixed - What's the difference?

mingle | mixed |

As verbs the difference between mingle and mixed

is that mingle is 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 while mixed is (mix).

As a noun mingle

is (obsolete) a mixture.

As an adjective mixed is

having two or more separate aspects.

mingle

English

(Webster 1913)

Verb

(mingl)
  • 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.
  • * Bible, Exodus ix. 24
  • There was fire mingled with the hail.
    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
  • To associate or unite in society or by ties of relationship; to cause or allow to intermarry; to intermarry.
  • * Bible, Ezra ix. 2
  • The holy seed have mingled themselves with the people of those lands.
  • To deprive of purity by mixture; to contaminate.
  • * Henry Rogers
  • a mingled , imperfect virtue
  • (obsolete) To put together; to join.
  • (Shakespeare)
  • To make or prepare by mixing the ingredients of.
  • * (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
  • [He] proceeded to mingle another draught.
  • To become mixed or blended.
  • Derived terms

    * commingle

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A mixture.
  • mixed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (mix)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having two or more separate aspects.
  • I get a very mixed feeling from this puzzling painting.
  • Not completely pure, tainted or adulterated.
  • My joy was somewhat mixed when my partner said she was pregnant: it's a lot of responsibility.
  • Including both male(s) and female(s).
  • The tennis match was mixed with a boy and a girl on each side.
    ''My son attends a mixed school, my daughter an all-girl grammar school.
  • Stemming from two or more races or breeds
  • ''The benefit dog show has both mixed and single-breed competitions.
    ''Mixed blood can surprisingly produce inherited properties which neither parent showed

    Synonyms

    * heterogenous * (not pure) impure

    Antonyms

    * unmixed * homogenous

    Derived terms

    * mixed blessing * mixed bud * mixed company * mixed doubles * mixed drink * mixed farming * mixed marriage * mixed message * mixed number

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