mingle

/ˈmiŋ-gəl/

Middle English menglen, frequentative of mengen to mix, from Old English mengan; akin to Middle High German mengen to mix, Greek massein to knead

verb

  1. to bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix

  2. to prepare by mixing : concoct

  3. to become mingled

The story mingles fact with fiction.

mix mingle commingle blend merge coalesce amalgamate fuse mean to combine into a more or less uniform whole. mix may or may not imply loss of each element's identity. mingle usually suggests that the elements are still somewhat distinguishable or separately active.