intermix and mix
I think the two words have the same meaning. Perhaps I can not differentiate them. Who can tell me what difference is between them. How to use them separately.

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intermix   and  mix
I think the two words have the  same meaning. Perhaps I can not differentiate them. Who can tell me what difference is between them. How to use them separately.

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I'm a native speaker of New Zealand English (similar to British English) and I can't think of an occasion when I'd say or expect to read 'intermixed'.  I would always use mix or mixed. If I read intermixed, I'd assume it was an adjective used to emphasise an unusual mixing (eg of people from different culture).

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Intermix is a bit tautological because mix alone already means to combine ingredients. I would advise that you don't use it. There could be a situation where it has a special technical definition, such as to mix while leaving the original ingredients whole, but I can't think of any examples where mix isn't sufficient.

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I think, words "intermix" can only be used as a verb. The words "mix" can be used as a noun and a verb.

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