mingle

Etymology

From earlier mingil, mengle, from Middle English menglen, equivalent to ming + -le. Cognate with Dutch mengen (“to mingle, mix”), German mengen (“to mingle, mix”). More at ming.

verb

1. (transitive) To intermix; to combine or join, as an individual or part, with other parts, but commonly so as to be distinguishable in the product
   Be aware of the smiling enemy, that openly sheatheth his weapon, / But mingleth poison in secret with the sacred salt of hospitality. 1838, Martin Farquhar Tupper, “Of Searching for Pride”, in Proverbial Philosophy: A Book of Thoughts and Arguments, Originally Treated, London: Joseph Rickerby,[…], →OCLC, page 69
   Across the city yesterday, there was a feeling of bittersweet reunion as streams of humanity converged and mingled at dozens of memorial services. September 11, 2006, Sheryl Gay Stolberg, “Bush Mourns 9/11 at Ground Zero as N.Y. Remembers”, in New York Times
2. (transitive) To associate or unite in a figurative way, or by ties of relationship
3. to cause or allow to intermarry
4. to intermarry.
5. (transitive) To deprive of purity by mixture; to contaminate.
   a mingled, imperfect virtue a. 1729, John Rogers, The Necessity of Universal Obedience
6. (transitive) To make or prepare by mixing the ingredients of.
7. (transitive, obsolete) To put together; to join.
8. (intransitive) To become mixed or blended.
9. (intransitive) To socialize with different people at a social event.
   And allow a bit of a cocktail hour before the meal so that when your guests arrive, you have time to mingle before you step into the kitchen. 2009, Jane Buckingham, The Modern Girl's Guide to Life

noun

1. (obsolete) A mixture.
2. The act of informally meeting numerous people in a group
   When speakers engage their audiences before they speak with a quick mingle and keep the engagement going throughout the speech, the access point for fear is cut off because there is no silence. 2019, Sally Lou Oaks Loveman, Speak: Love Your Story, Your Audience Is Waiting