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   mix

   /mɪks/

   verb

   • 1. combine or put together to form one substance or mass: "peppercorns are sometimes mixed with other spices" Similar blendminglecombineput togetherstirjumblemergefuseuniteunifyjoinamalgamateincorporatefold inmeldmarrymeshcompoundalloycoalescehomogenizeintermingleintermixinterweaveinterpenetrateinterlacecrosscross-breedhybridizeintegrateemulsifypremixshuffleshift aroundinformal:blungerare:admixcommingleinterflowcommixOpposite separatedivide
   • ▪ (of different substances) be able to be combined to form one substance or mass: "oil and water don't mix" Similar blendminglecombineput togetherstirjumblemergefuseuniteunifyjoinamalgamateincorporatefold inmeldmarrymeshcompoundalloycoalescehomogenizeintermingleintermixinterweaveinterpenetrateinterlacecrosscross-breedhybridizeintegrateemulsifypremixshuffleshift aroundinformal:blungerare:admixcommingleinterflowcommixOpposite separatedivide
   • ▪ make or prepare by combining various ingredients: "mixing concrete is hard physical work"
   • ▪ juxtapose or put together to form a whole whose constituent parts are still distinct: "he continues to mix an off-hand sense of humour with a sharp insight"
   • 2. (of a person) associate with others socially: "the people he mixed with were nothing to do with show business" Similar associatesocializeminglemeetget togetherhave dealingsfraternizecirculatekeep companyrub shouldersconsortmovego outrub elbowsinformal:hang out/aroundhang aboutknock aboutknock aroundhobnobbe compatibleget along/ongo (together)fit togetherbe in harmonybe like-mindedbe of the same mindbe of like mindsee eye to eyeagreeinformal:hit it offclickbe on the same wavelengthOpposite keep oneself to oneself
   • 3. (especially in sound recording) combine (two or more signals or soundtracks) into one: "up to eight tracks can be mixed simultaneously"
   • ▪ produce (a sound signal or recording) by combining a number of separate signals or recorded soundtracks: "it was everyone's dream to mix their album in their front room"
   • ▪ produce (a piece of continuous music, typically dance music) by combining a number of separate recordings: "Keith mixes great house music, featuring tunes with an African, Latin, and soulful flavour"

   noun

   • 1. two or more different qualities, things, or people placed, combined, or considered together: "the decor is a fascinating mix of antique and modern"
   • ▪ a group of people of different types within a particular society or community: "the school has a good social mix"
   • ▪ the proportion of different people or other constituents that make up a mixture: "arriving at the correct mix of full-time to part-time staff"
   • 2. a commercially prepared mixture of ingredients for making a particular type of food or a product such as concrete: "cake mixes have made cooking easier"
   • 3. a version of a recording in which the component tracks are mixed in a different way from the original: "a dance mix version of ‘This Charming Man’"
   • ▪ a continuous piece of music, typically dance music, produced by combining a number of separate recordings: "a group of young women groove in a circle to a DJ mix of Missy Elliot, the Young Gunz, and Kelis"
   • ▪ an image or sound produced by the combination of two separate images or sounds: "titling mixes are added when vision and sound are still on separate film"

   Word Origin late Middle English: back-formation from mixed (taken as a past participle).

   Derivatives

   • 1. mixable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • M

     3

   • I

     1

   • X

     8

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