mindmap root((混合)) mix implies a homogeneous product, but may or may not imply loss of each element's identity: ~ the salad greens. （homogeneous表示由相同种类组成的，在相似similar-identical组） mingle usually suggests that the elements are still somewhat distinguishable or separately active: fear ~d with anticipation in my mind. commingle implies a closer or more thorough unity and harmoniousness: a sense of duty ~d with a fierce pride. blend implies that the elements as such disappear in the resulting mixture: ~ed several teas to create a balanced brew. merge suggests a combining in which one or more elements are lost in the whole: in her mind reality and fantasy ~d. coalesce implies an affinity in the merging elements and usually a resulting organic unity: telling details that ~ into a striking portrait. amalgamate suggests the forming of a close union rather than a loss of individual identities: immigrants that were readily ~d into the population. fuse stresses oneness and indissolubility of the resulting product: a building in which modernism and classicism are ~d.