List of 426 Sets of Synonyms - How they Differ - Total of 2307 Words - 242

SYNONYMS: mix, blend, mingle, coalesce, merge, amalgamate, fuse.
These verbs mean to put into or come together in one mass so that constituent parts or elements are diffused or commingled.

Mix is the least specific, implying only components capable of being combined: mix water and wine; motives that were mixed. Greed and charity don't mix.
To blend is to mix intimately and harmoniously so that the components shade into each other, losing some or all of their original definition: blended mocha and java coffee beans; snow-covered mountains blending into the clouds. The cards were mixed.
Mingle implies combination without loss of individual characteristics: Respect was mingled with surprise. His companions mingled freely and joyously with the natives.
Coalesce involves a union, often slowly achieved, with a distinct new identity: Indigenous peoples and conquerors gradually coalesced into the present-day population.
Merge implies the absorption of one entity into another with resultant homogeneity: Tradition and innovation are merged in this new composition. Twilight merged into night.
Amalgamate implies the integration of elements: The four sentences of the original are amalgamated into two.
Fuse emphasizes an enduring union, as that formed by heating metals, strongly marked by the merging of parts: The two hearts were fused together by love.