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intermix

in·ter·mix
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [in-ter-miks]
    • /ˌɪn tərˈmɪks/
    • /ɪntəˈmɪks/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-ter-miks]
    • /ˌɪn tərˈmɪks/

Definitions of intermix word

  • noun intermix Mix together. 1
  • transitive verb intermix combine, blend 1
  • verb intermix to mix (ingredients, liquids, etc) together 0
  • verb intermix to become or have the capacity to become combined, joined, etc 0
  • verb transitive intermix to mix together; blend 0
  • noun intermix An intermixture; the product of mixing together. 0

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Origin of intermix

First appearance:

before 1555
One of the 31% oldest English words
1555-65; back formation from intermixt (now intermixed past participle) < Latin intermixtus past participle of intermiscēre to mingle together. See inter-, mix

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Parts of speech for Intermix

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

intermix popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

intermix usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for intermix

verb intermix

  • incorporate — to form into a legal corporation.
  • mingle — to become mixed, blended, or united.
  • amalgamate — When two or more things, especially organizations, amalgamate or are amalgamated, they become one large thing.
  • synthesize — to form (a material or abstract entity) by combining parts or elements (opposed to analyze): to synthesize a statement.
  • jumble — to mix in a confused mass; put or throw together without order: You've jumbled up all the cards.

Antonyms for intermix

verb intermix

  • disjoin — to undo or prevent the junction or union of; disunite; separate.
  • disconnect — SCSI reconnect
  • clean — Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.
  • purify — to make pure; free from anything that debases, pollutes, adulterates, or contaminates: to purify metals.
  • divide — to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.

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