n.
Pronunciation: ' miks
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, back-formation from mixte mixed, from Anglo-French, from Latin mixtus, past participle of misc ē re to mix; akin to Greek mignynai to mix
Date: 15th century
transitive verb
1 a (1) : to combine or blend into one mass (2) : to combine with another b : to bring into close association < mix business with pleasure>
2 a : to form by mixing components < mix a drink at the bar> b : to produce (a sound recording) by electronically combining or adjusting sounds from more than one source
3 : CONFUSE ― often used with up < mix es things up in his eagerness to speak out ― Irving Howe>
intransitive verb
1 a : to become mixed b : to be capable of mixing
2 : to enter into relations : ASSOCIATE
3 : CROSSBREED
4 : to become involved : PARTICIPATE <decided not to mix in politics>
– mix · able \ ' mik-s ə -b ə l \ adjective
– mix it up : to engage in a fight, contest, or dispute
synonyms MIX , MINGLE , COMMINGLE , BLEND , MERGE , COALESCE , AMALGAMATE , FUSE mean to combine into a more or less uniform whole. MIX may or may not imply loss of each element's identity < mix the salad greens> < mix a drink>. MINGLE usually suggests that the elements are still somewhat distinguishable or separately active <fear mingled with anticipation in my mind>. COMMINGLE implies a closer or more thorough mingling <a sense of duty commingled with a fierce pride drove her>. BLEND implies that the elements as such disappear in the resulting mixture < blended several teas to create a balanced flavor>. MERGE suggests a combining in which one or more elements are lost in the whole <in his mind reality and fantasy merged >. COALESCE implies an affinity in the merging elements and usually a resulting organic unity <telling details that coalesce into a striking portrait>. AMALGAMATE implies the forming of a close union without complete loss of individual identities <refugees who were readily amalgamated into the community>. FUSE stresses oneness and indissolubility of the resulting product <a building in which modernism and classicism are fused >.