commingle

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English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From com- +‎ mingle.

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Verb

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commingle (third-person singular simple present commingles, present participle commingling, simple past and past participle commingled)

  1. (transitive) To mix, to blend.
    • 2006 August 18, Gretchen Morgenson, “Adviser Jailed Since 2000 Pleads Guilty in Securities Fraud Case”, in The New York Times[1]:
      [] Mr. Armstrong, founder of Princeton Economics International, admitted to deceiving corporate investors and improperly commingling client funds in a case that prosecutors said resulted in commodities losses of more than $700 million.
    • 2024 June 4, Emily Weinstein, “Linguine With Zucchini, Corn and Shrimp is Superbly Summery”, in The New York Times[2]:
      This vibrant stir-fry from Christian Reynoso is Chifa cooking — the cuisine that commingles Chinese and Peruvian elements — and it’s utterly delicious.
  2. (intransitive) To become mixed or blended.
    • 1974 February 7, “Grenada's ‘Destined’ Leader”, in The New York Times[3]:
      In the midst of a general strike and a power blackout Eric M. Gairy talked freely about what he saw as the commingled destiny of himself and the tiny emerging independent nation of Grenada.
    • 2023 February 2, Natalia Winkelman, “‘Baby Ruby’ Review: Enfant Terrible”, in The New York Times[4]:
      It was once considered taboo to even suggest that new motherhood was not all sunshine onesies and rainbow mobiles, and “Baby Ruby” arrives on a welcome wave of contemporary movies exploring how the joys of child rearing can commingle with misery.

Usage notes

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Particularly used in financial law to refer to mixing funds – see commingling on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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