MIX

mix, commixture, admixture, mixture, intermixture, mixing

(noun) the act of mixing together; “paste made by a mix of flour and water”; “the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio”

mix, mixture

(noun) an event that combines things in a mixture; “a gradual mixture of cultures”

mix, premix

(noun) a commercially prepared mixture of dry ingredients

mix, mix in

(verb) add as an additional element or part; “mix water into the drink”

blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge

(verb) mix together different elements; “The colors blend well”

mix

(verb) combine (electronic signals); “mixing sounds”

shuffle, ruffle, mix

(verb) mix so as to make a random order or arrangement; “shuffle the cards”

mix, mingle, commix, unify, amalgamate

(verb) to bring or combine together or with something else; “resourcefully he mingled music and dance”

desegregate, integrate, mix

(verb) open (a place) to members of all races and ethnic groups; “This school is completely desegregated”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Verb

mix (third-person singular simple present mixes, present participle mixing, simple past and past participle mixed)

(transitive) To stir together.

(transitive) To combine (items from two or more sources normally kept separate).

(ambitransitive) To form by mingling; to produce by the stirring together of ingredients; to concoct from different parts.

(transitive) To blend by the use of a mixer (machine).

(transitive, music) To combine (several tracks).

(transitive, music) To produce a finished version of (a recording).

(ambitransitive) To unite with in company; to join; to associate.

Synonyms

• (stir two or more substances together): blend, combine, mingle, intermix, mix together, mix up; See also mix

• (combine items from two or more sources normally kept separate): mix together, mix up, muddle, muddle up

Etymology 2

Noun

mix (plural mixes)

The result of mixing two or more substances; a mixture.

The result of combining items normally kept separate.

(music) The result of mixing several tracks.

(music) The finished version of a recording.

Anagrams

• IMX, XMI

Proper noun

Mix

A surname.

An unincorporated community in Pointe Coupee Parish parish, Louisiana, United States. From the surname.

Anagrams

• IMX, XMI

Source: Wiktionary

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Mix, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mixed (less properly Mixt); p. pr. & vb. n. Mixing.] Etym: [AS. miscan; akin to OHG. misken, G. mischen, Russ. mieshate, W. mysgu, Gael. measg, L. miscere, mixtum, Gr. miçra mixed. The English word has been influenced by L. miscere, mixtum (cf. Mixture), and even the AS. miscan may have been borrowed fr. L. miscere. Cf. Admix, Mash to bruise, Meddle.]

1. To cause a promiscuous interpenetration of the parts of, as of two or more substances with each other, or of one substance with others; to unite or blend into one mass or compound, as by stirring together; to mingle; to blend; as, to mix flour and salt; to mix wines. Fair persuasions mixed with sugared words. Shak.

2. To unite with in company; to join; to associate. Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people. Hos. vii. 8.

3. To form by mingling; to produce by the stirring together of ingredients; to compound of different parts. Hast thou no poison mixed Shak. I have chosen an argument mixed of religious and civil considerations. Bacon.

Mix, v. i.

1. To become united into a compound; to be blended promiscuously together.

2. To associate; to mingle. He had mixed Again in fancied safety with his kind. Byron.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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