unmingle

English

Etymology

un- +‎ mingle

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪŋɡəl

Verb

unmingle (third-person singular simple present unmingles, present participle unmingling, simple past and past participle unmingled)

1. (transitive) To separate things that are mixed.
   • 1631, Francis [Bacon], “(please specify |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], 3rd edition, London: […] William Rawley; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:

     […] dip the mouth of it within the second glass and remove your finger; continue it in that posture for a time, and it will unmingle the wine from the water […]