mix may or may not imply loss of each element's identity.
mix the salad greens
mix a drink
mingle usually suggests that the elements are still somewhat distinguishable or separately active.
fear mingled with anticipation in my mind
commingle implies a closer or more thorough mingling.
a sense of duty commingled with a fierce pride drove her
blend implies that the elements as such disappear in the resulting mixture.
blended several teas to create a balanced flavor
merge suggests a combining in which one or more elements are lost in the whole.
in his mind reality and fantasy merged
coalesce implies an affinity in the merging elements and usually a resulting organic unity.
telling details that coalesce into a striking portrait
amalgamate implies the forming of a close union without complete loss of individual identities.
refugees who were readily amalgamated into the community
fuse stresses oneness and indissolubility of the resulting product.
a building in which modernism and classicism are fused
Example Sentences
Fact and fiction commingle in the story. He commingled his personal funds with money from the business.
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