■ verb
1》 combine or be able to be combined to form a whole.
↘make by ~ing ingredients.
↘combine (signals or soundtracks) into one to produce a recording.
2》 ( ~ something up ) spoil the order or arrangement of something.
↘( be/become ~ed up ) be or become confused.
↘( ~ someone/thing up ) confuse someone or something with another.
↘( be/become ~ed up in (or with) ) be or become involved in or with (dubious or dishonest actions or people).
3》 associate with others socially.
4》 ( ~ it ) informal be belligerent.
■ noun
1》 a ~ture of two or more different people or things.
↘the proportion of different people or things constituting a ~ture.
2》 a commercially prepared ~ture of ingredients for making a particular food or product: a cake ~.
3》 a version of a recording ~ed in a different way from the original.
Phrases
~ and match select and combine different but complementary items to form a coordinated set.
Derivatives
~able adjective
Origin
ME: back-form. from ~ed (taken as a past participle).