English Explanatory Dictionary

mix

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To stir together.
  2. To combine (items from two or more sources normally kept separate).
  3. To form by mingling; to produce by the stirring together of ingredients; to concoct from different parts.
  4. To blend by the use of a mixer (machine).
  5. To combine (several tracks).
  6. To produce a finished version of (a recording).
  7. To unite with in company; to join; to associate.
noun
  1. The result of mixing two or more substances; a mixture.
  2. The result of combining items normally kept separate.
  3. A preparation, usually in the form of a powder, into which other ingredients can be mixed to prepare a specified foodstuff.
  4. The result of mixing several tracks.
  5. The finished version of a recording.
  6. A substance used to dilute or adulterate an illicit drug.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. An unincorporated community in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States. From the surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɪks/ en-us-mix.ogg

Word forms

mix mixes mixing mixed no-table-tags glossary mix'd mixt mixest mixedst mixeth

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

combine mingle intermix mix together mix up admix amalgamate bemingle commingle intermingle involve mang meddle ming mix blend muddle muddle up cut

Antonyms

disentangle purify unmix

Related words

mish-mash stir mixture

Derived words

admix beatmix mismix mix and match remix submix bemix comix demix downmix enmix freemix immix inmix mixability mixable mix apples and oranges mixblood mix business with pleasure mixdown mix down mixed mixer mixible mixie mixin mixing mix it up mixity mixture mix up oil and water don't mix overmix permix pick and mix pick-and-mix sentence mix undermix unmix upmix bank mix beat-mix beat mix Bombay mix bridge mix cake mix case mix code mix code-mix communication mix Co-op mix energy mix fanmix free-mix hot-mix in the mix Italian mix megamix mission mix bag
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