mix
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Middle English mixen from Old English miscian, mixian from Proto-Germanic *miskjanan (“‘to mix’”) from Proto-Indo-European *meik- (“‘to mix’”). Akin to Old High German miskan 'to mix' (German mischen), Middle Low German mischen 'to mix', Welsh mysgu 'to mix', Latin miscere 'to mix', Ancient Greek μίσγειν (misgein) 'to mix', Old Church Slavonic mieshati 'to mix', Lithuanian maiszyti 'to mix', Sanskrit miçro 'mixed', Old English māsc 'mixture, mash'. More at mash
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[edit] Verb
to mix (third-person singular simple present mixes, present participle mixing, simple past and past participle mixed or mixt)
- To stir two or more substances together.
- Mix the eggs and milk with the flour until the consistency is smooth.
- To combine items from two or more sources normally kept separate.
- Don't mix the meat recipes with the dairy recipes.
- (music) To combine several tracks.
- I'll mix the rhythm tracks down to a single track.
- (music) To produce a finished version of a recording.
- I'm almost done mixing this song.
[edit] Synonyms
- (stir two or more substances together): blend, combine, intermix, mix together, mix up
- (combine items from two or more sources normally kept separate): mix together, mix up, muddle, muddle up
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[edit] Translations
stir two or more substances together
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combine items from two or more sources normally kept separate
music: combine several tracks
music: produce a finished version of a recording
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[edit] Noun
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mix (plural mixes)
- The result of mixing two or more substances; a mixture.
- Now add the raisins to the mix.
- The result of combining items normally kept separate.
- My recipe file was now a mix of meat and dairy.
- (music) The result of mixing several tracks.
- The rhythm mix sounds muddy.
- (music) The finished version of a recording.
- I've almost finished the mix for this song.
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result of mixing two or more substances
music: result of mixing several tracks
music: finished version of a recording
[edit] External links
- mix in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- mix in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
[edit] Catalan
[edit] Etymology
Probably from Andalusian Arabic مش (mašš).
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈmiʃ/
[edit] Noun
mix m. (plural mixos)
- (usually repeated) A sound used to call a domestic cat.
- (colloquial) The domestic cat.