Main Entry:

¹mix

Pronunciation:

\ˈmiks\

Function:

verb

Etymology:

Middle English, back-formation from mixte mixed, from Anglo-French, from Latin mixtus, past participle of miscēre to mix; akin to Greek mignynai to mix

Date:

15th century

transitive verb1 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 source3: confuse —often used with up<mixes things up in his eagerness to speak out — Irving Howe>intransitive verb1 a: to become mixed b: to be capable of mixing2: to enter into relations : associate3: crossbreed4: to become involved : participate <decided not to mix in politics>

— mix·able \ˈmik-sə-bəl\ 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>.