From Middle English mixen (attested in past tense as mixed, myxyd), from Old English *mixian, miscian, from Proto-West Germanic *miskijan, from Proto-West Germanic *miskijan (“to mix”), from Proto-Indo-European *miḱ-sḱé-ti, from *meyǵ-, *meyḱ- (“to mix”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian miskje (“to mix, blend”), Middle Dutch mischen (“to mix”), Low German misken, mischen (“to mix”), Old High German miskian, miskēn (“to mix”) (German mischen), Welsh mysgu (“to mix”), Latin misceō (“mix”), Ancient Greek μῑ́γνῡμῐ (mī́gnūmĭ, “to mix”), Old Church Slavonic мѣсити (měsiti, “to mix”), Lithuanian mišti and maišyti (“to mix”), Sanskrit मिश्र (miśra, “mixed”), Persian آمیختن (âmixtan, “to mix”), Old English māsc (“mixture, mash”). More at mash.
Mix the eggs and milk with the flour until the consistency is smooth.
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To combine (items from two or more sources normally kept separate).
to mix business with pleasure
Don't mix the meat recipes with the dairy recipes.
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What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend.1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iii]:
She mixed furniture with the same fatal profligacy as she mixed drinks, and this outrageous contact between things which were intended by Nature to be kept poles apart gave her an inexpressible thrill.1935, George Goodchild, chapter 1, in Death on the Centre Court:
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Ambitransitive To form by mingling; to produce by the stirring together of ingredients; to concoct from different parts.
Yellow and blue paint mix to make green.
Hast thou no poison mixed?c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iii]:
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Therefore J haue chosen an Argument, mixt of Religious and Ciuill Considerations; And likewise mixt between Contemplatiue, and Actiue.1622 (date written), Francis [Bacon], “An Advertisement Touching an Holy Warre. […]”, in William Rawley, editor, Certaine Miscellany Works of the Right Honourable Francis Lo. Verulam, Viscount S. Alban. […], London: […] I. Hauiland for Humphrey Robinson, […], published 1629, →OCLC, page 90:
In order to the diſcovery of ſome hints of the account, upon which the above mentioned mixtures were more intenſely frigefactive than ſnow alone, we ſealed up a ſingle vial of ſnow unmingled with any other ingredient, and found it to thaw much more ſlowly than any of thoſe parcels of ſnow, which we had mixt with ſalts or ſpirits.1663, Robert Boyle, “Title I. Experiments Touching Bodies Capable of Freezing Others.”, in New Experiments and Observations Touching Cold, or, An Experimental History of Cold, Begun. […], London: […] Richard Davis, […], published 1683, →OCLC, paragraph 13, page 49:
She mixed furniture with the same fatal profligacy as she mixed drinks, and this outrageous contact between things which were intended by Nature to be kept poles apart gave her an inexpressible thrill.1935, George Goodchild, chapter 1, in Death on the Centre Court:
I'll mix the rhythm tracks down to a single track.
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Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music To produce a finished version of (a recording).
I'm almost done mixing this song.
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Ambitransitive To unite with in company; to join; to associate.
Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Hosea 7:8:
The mention of the six knots of elderwood is curious, for that tree mixes largely in folk lore.1866, William Henderson, Notes on the Folk-lore of the Northern Counties of England and the Borders, page 183:
Etymology A merger of a nominal use of the verb and a borrowing from Anglo-Norman mixte, from Latin mixtus, past participle of misceō (“mix”). Nowadays regarded automatically as the nominal form of the verb.
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The result of mixing two or more substances; a mixture.
Now add the raisins to the mix.
[…] fifteen flavors of powdered mixes in traditional scoop-out packages, seven flavors of single-serve bottled drinks, and three flavors of multiserve bottles.2015, Don E. Schultz, Beth E. Barnes, Heidi F. Schultz, Building Customer-brand Relationships, page 102:
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The result of combining items normally kept separate.
My recipe file was now a mix of meat and dairy.
The combination of classical music and hip hop is a surprisingly good mix.
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A Chronicle of Higher Education tracker of nearly 3,000 colleges found that of those with firm plans, 19% are opening primarily in person; 27% are primarily online; and 16% are, like Penn State, a mix.2020 September 10, Katie Reilly, “As Colleges Open During a Pandemic, Student Life Remains Closed”, in Time:
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A preparation, usually in the form of a powder, into which other ingredients can be mixed to prepare a specified foodstuff.
US, Slang A substance used to dilute or adulterate an illicit drug.
Eventually I could taste different drugs and tell how much mix in it or if there’s too much mix in it or what have you.1977, John Allen, chapter 11, in Assault with a Deadly Weapon: The Autobiography of a Street Criminal,, New York: Pantheon Books, page 160: