mix
(mĭks) v. mixed, mix·ing, mix·es
v. tr. 1. a. To combine or blend into one mass or mixture: Mix the dry ingredients first.
b. To create or form by combining ingredients: mix a drink; mix cement.
c. To add (an ingredient or element) to another: mix an egg into batter.
2. To combine or join: mix joy with sorrow.
3. To bring into social contact: mix boys and girls in the classroom.
4. To produce (an organism) by crossbreeding.
5. a. To combine (two or more audio tracks or channels) to produce a composite audio recording.
b. To produce (a soundtrack or recording) in this manner.
v. intr. 1. a. To become combined or blended together: Stir until the eggs mix with the flour.
b. To be capable of being blended together: Oil does not mix with water.
2. To associate socially or get along with others: He does not mix well at parties.
3. To mate so as to produce a hybrid; crossbreed.
4. To become involved: In the case of a family argument, a friend should not mix in.
n. 1. a. A combination of diverse elements: The downtown has a good mix of stores and restaurants.
b. A mixture of ingredients packaged and sold commercially: a cake mix.
c. A recording that is produced by combining and adjusting two or more audio tracks or channels.
2. An animal resulting from interbreeding, especially a dog or cat of mixed breed.
Phrasal Verbs: mix down To combine all of the audio components of a recording into a final soundtrack or mix.
mix up 1. To confuse; confound: His explanation just mixed me up more. I always mix up the twins.
2. To involve or implicate: He got himself mixed up with the wrong people.
Idiom: mix it up Slang To fight.
[Back-formation from Middle English mixt, mixed, mixed, from Anglo-Norman mixte, from Latin mixtus, past participle of miscēre, to mix; see meik- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
mix′a·ble adj.
Synonyms: mix, blend, mingle, merge, amalgamate, coalesce, fuse2 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:
The cook mixed eggs, flour, and sugar. Do work and play never mix? To
blend is to mix intimately and harmoniously so that the components lose their original definition:
The clerk blended mocha and java coffee beans. Snow-covered mountains blended into the clouds. Mingle implies combination without loss of individual characteristics:
"Respect was mingled with surprise" (Sir Walter Scott).
Merge and
amalgamate imply resultant homogeneity:
Tradition and innovation are merged in this new composition. Twilight merged into night. "The four sentences of the original are amalgamated into two" (William Minto).
Coalesce implies a slow merging:
"The resulting slosh of debris coalesced into a slightly larger Earth and the moon in orbit around Earth" (Kenneth Chang).
Fuse emphasizes an enduring union, as that formed by heating metals:
"He diffuses a tone and spirit of unity, that blends, and (as it were) fuses, each into each" (Samuel Taylor Coleridge).
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mix
(mɪks) vb1. (tr) to combine or blend (ingredients, liquids, objects, etc) together into one mass
2. (intr) to become or have the capacity to become combined, joined, etc: some chemicals do not mix.
3. (tr) to form (something) by combining two or more constituents: to mix cement.
4. (tr; often foll by in or into) to add as an additional part or element (to a mass or compound): to mix flour into a batter.
5. (tr) to do at the same time; combine: to mix study and pleasure.
6. (tr) to consume (drinks or foods) in close succession
7. to come or cause to come into association socially: Pauline has never mixed well.
8. (often foll by: with) to go together; complement
9. (Agriculture) (tr) to crossbreed (differing strains of plants or breeds of livestock), esp more or less at random
10. (Electronics) (tr) electronics to combine (two or more signals)
11. (Electronics)
music a. (in sound recording) to balance and adjust (the recorded tracks) on a multitrack tape machine
b. (in live performance) to balance and adjust (the output levels from microphones and pick-ups)
12. (Film) (tr) to merge (two lengths of film) so that the effect is imperceptible
13. mix it informal a. to cause mischief or trouble, often for a person named: she tried to mix it for John.
b. to fight
n14. the act or an instance of mixing
15. the result of mixing; mixture
16. (Cookery) a mixture of ingredients, esp one commercially prepared for making a cake, bread, etc
17. (Electronics) music the sound obtained by mixing
18. (Building) building trades civil engineering the proportions of cement, sand, and aggregate in mortar, plaster, or concrete
19. informal a state of confusion; bewilderment
[C15: back formation from mixt mixed, via Old French from Latin mixtus, from miscēre to mix]
ˈmixable adj
ˌmixaˈbility n
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mix
(mɪks)
v.t. 1. to combine into one mass or assemblage.
2. to put together indiscriminately or confusedly (often fol. by up).
3. to combine or unite: to mix business and pleasure.
4. to add as an element or ingredient.
5. to form or make by combining ingredients: to mix mortar.
6. to crossbreed.
7. a. to combine, blend, or edit (the components of a film soundtrack).
b. to complete the mixing process on (a film or soundtrack).
8. to combine (two or more recordings or microphone signals) to make a single recording or composite signal.
v.i. 9. to become mixed or capable of mixing: a paint that mixes with water.
10. to associate or mingle, as in company: to mix with other guests.
11. to crossbreed.
12. mix up, a. to confuse completely, esp. to mistake one person or thing for another.
b. to involve or entangle.
n. 13. an act or instance of mixing.
14. the result of mixing; mixture.
15. a commercial preparation to which usu. only a liquid must be added before cooking or baking: a cake mix.
17. Informal. a mess or muddle; mix-up.
18. an electronic blending of tracks or sounds made to produce a recording.
Idioms: mix it (up), Slang. a. to engage in a quarrel.
b. to fight with the fists.
[1470–80; back formation from
mixt mixed]
mix′a•ble, adj.
mix′a•bil′i•ty, mix′a•ble•ness, n.
syn: mix,
blend,
combine,
mingle concern the bringing of two or more things into more or less intimate association.
mix means to join elements or ingredients into one mass, generally with a loss of distinction:
to mix fruit juices. blend suggests a smooth and harmonious joining, often a joining of different varieties to obtain a product of a desired quality:
to blend whiskeys. combine means to bring similar or related things into close union, usu. for a particular purpose:
to combine forces. mingle usu. suggests a joining in which the identity of the separate elements is retained:
voices mingling at a party. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.