mix

See also Mix

English

Wikipedia

Alternative forms

• mixe (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle English mixen, from Old English mixian, miscian (“to blend, mix, combine”), from Proto-Germanic *miskijaną (“to mix”), from Proto-Indo-European *meiǵ-, *meiḱ- (“to mix”). Cognate with Old High German miskian, miskan (German mischen, “to mix”), Welsh mysgu (“to mix”), Latin misceō (“mix”, v), Ancient Greek μίγνυμι (mignumi, “to mix”), Old Church Slavonic  (mieshati, “to mix”), Lithuanian mišti and maišyti (“to mix”), Albanian mushk (“a mule, lit. a mixed animal”), Sanskrit  (miçro, “mixed”), Old English māsc (“mixture, mash”). More at mash.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈmɪks/, X-SAMPA: /"mIks/

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -ɪks

Verb

mix (third-person singular simple present mixes, present participle mixing, simple past and past participle mixed or mixt)

1. To stir two or more substances together.

   Mix the eggs and milk with the flour until the consistency is smooth.

2. To combine items from two or more sources normally kept separate.

   Don't mix the meat recipes with the dairy recipes.

3. Use a mixer (machine) on.

   Mix the egg whites until they are stiff.

4. (music) To combine several tracks.

   I'll mix the rhythm tracks down to a single track.

5. (music) To produce a finished version of a recording.

   I'm almost done mixing this song.

Synonyms

• (stir two or more substances together): blend, combine, mingle, intermix, mix together, mix up
• (combine items from two or more sources normally kept separate): mix together, mix up, muddle, muddle up

Derived terms

• bemix
• mixed
• mixing
• overmix
• undermix

Related terms

mish-mash mix and match mixed mixer

mix it up mix up mixture remix

Translations

stir two or more substances together

• Arabic: خلط (xálaʈa)
• Armenian: խառնել (hy) (xaṙnel) 
• Aromanian: meastic (rup), ameastic (rup)
• Asturian: amestar (ast)
• Bulgarian: забърквам (bg) (zabǎrkvam), разбърквам (bg) (razbǎrkvam)
• Catalan: berrejar (ca), mesclar (ca)
• Chinese: 混合 (hùnhé)
• Czech: míchat (cs)
• Danish: blande, mikse, røre
• Dutch: mengen (nl)
• Finnish: sekoittaa (fi)
• French: mélanger (fr)
• Friulian: miscličâ, mešedâ, misturâ
• German: mischen (de), vermischen (de), vermengen (de), mixen (de)
• Greek: αναμιγνύω (el) (anamignýo)
• Hungarian: kever (hu)
• Interlingua: miscer (ia)
• Italian: mischiare (it), mixare (it), mescolare (it)
• Japanese: まぜる (ja) (mazeru)
• Jèrriais: mêler

• Korean: 석다 (soekda)
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: تێکه‌ڵ بکه‌

• Latgalian: maiseit
• Latin: misceo (la), remisceo (la)
• Latvian: maisīt (lv)
• Lithuanian: maišyti (lt)
• Norwegian: blande (no), mikse (no)
• Occitan: barrejar (oc), mesclar (oc)
• Old English: mengan (ang), miscian (ang)
• Polish: mieszać (pl)
• Portuguese: misturar (pt)
• Romanian: amesteca (ro), mesteca (ro)
• Romansch: maschadar (rm)
• Russian: смешивать (ru) (sméšivat’)  impf., смешать (ru) (smуšát’)  pf.
• Sanskrit: mih (to pour), miks (to mix)
• Sardinian: ammasturai (sc)
• Spanish: mezclar (es)
• Swedish: blanda (sv)
• Turkish: karıştırmak (tr)

combine items from two or more sources normally kept separate

• Bulgarian: смесвам (bg) (smesvam), съчетавам (bg) (sǎčetavam), комбинирам (bg) (kombiniram)
• Danish: blande (da)
• Dutch: vermengen (nl)
• Latin: remisceo (la)

• Norwegian: blande (no)
• Russian: смешивать (ru) (sméšivat’)  impf., смешать (ru) (smуšát’)  pf.; перепутывать (ru) (perepútyvat’)  impf., перепутать (ru) (perepútat’)  pf.
• Swedish: blanda (sv), kombinera (sv)

use a mixer on

• Dutch: mixen (nl)

• Swedish: blanda (sv), mixa (sv)

music: combine several tracks

• Danish: mikse
• Dutch: mixen (nl)
• French: mixer (fr)
• German: mischen, abmischen, mixen

• Italian: mixare (it)
• Norwegian: mikse (no)
• Portuguese: mixar (pt)
• Swedish: mixa (sv)

music: produce a finished version of a recording

• Danish: mikse
• Dutch: afmixen (nl)

• Swedish: slutmixa (sv), sammanställa (sv), mixa (sv)

Noun

mix (plural mixes)

1. The result of mixing two or more substances; a mixture.

   Now add the raisins to the mix.

2. 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.

3. (music) The result of mixing several tracks.

   The rhythm mix sounds muddy.

4. (music) The finished version of a recording.

   I've almost finished the mix for this song.

Derived terms

dance mix dub mix into the mix mix and match mixling

mix-up, mixup n pick 'n' mix remix megamix

Translations

result of mixing two or more substances

• Danish: blanding (da)
• French: mélange (fr) m
• German: Mischung (de) f
• Norwegian: blanding (no) m and f

• Romanian: amestec (ro) n, mixtură (ro) f, amestecătură (ro) f
• Russian: смесь (ru) (smes') f 
• Spanish: mezcla (es) f
• Swedish: blandning (sv) c, mix (sv) c

result of combining items normally kept separate

• Danish: blanding (da)
• Russian: смесь (ru) (smes') f 

• Spanish: mezcla (es) f
• Swedish: blandning (sv) c, kombination (sv) c, mix (sv) c

music: result of mixing several tracks

• Swedish: mixning (sv) c, remix (sv) c

music: finished version of a recording

• Swedish: slutmix (sv) c

External links

• mix in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• mix in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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Catalan

Etymology

Probably from Andalusian Arabic مش (mašš).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈmiʃ/

Noun

mix m (plural mixos, feminine mixa)

1. (usually repeated) A sound used to call a domestic cat.
2. (colloquial) The domestic cat.

Synonyms

• (domestic cat): gat, moix

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Lojban

Rafsi

mix

1. rafsi of mixre.