Definition

1. Verb:
   • To combine or blend together: To mix two or more things together so that they become combined into one.
   • To mingle or intermingle: To become mixed or to cause different elements to mix together.

Examples of Usage

• Verb:
  • The artist intermixed blue and yellow paint to create green.
  • At the international conference, delegates from various countries intermixed freely during the coffee breaks.
  • It's important to intermix the dry ingredients thoroughly before adding the milk.

Advanced Usage

• "to intermix with": To blend or mingle socially or physically with a group or other elements.
  • The new students quickly intermixed with the rest of the class.
• "intermixed population": A population where different groups live together and are blended.
  • The city has a richly intermixed population from all over the world.

Variants and Related Words

• Intermixture (n): The act of intermixing or the state of being intermixed; a mixture.
  • The stew was a delicious intermixture of flavors.
• Intermingled (adj): Mixed together.
  • The intermixed sounds of laughter and music filled the air.

Synonyms

• Blend: To mix smoothly and inseparably together.
• Mingle: To bring or combine together or with something else.
• Merge: To cause to combine or coalesce.

Related Phrasal Verbs

(This word is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions. Its meaning is typically expressed directly.)

Related Idioms

(There are no common idioms that use the exact word "intermix".)

Verb

1. combine into one
   • blend the nuts and raisins together
   • he blends in with the crowd
   • We don't intermingle much