verb

mix

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verb

To combine two or more substances or things together so they blend.

"Mix the flour and sugar before adding the eggs."

"Oil and water don't mix well."

To combine separate audio tracks into a finished recording.

"The producer spent all night mixing the album."

noun

The result of combining ingredients or things; a mixture.

"This cake mix just needs water and an egg."

"The playlist was a great mix of old and new songs."

How to Use Mix

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishTo stir, blend, or combine things together, or the resulting blend itself.

Common pairings

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Word Forms

mixed past tense, mix'd past tense, mixt past tense, mixed plural, mix plural, mix'd plural, mixt plural, mixes plural, mixes singular, mix singular, mixed singular, mix'd singular, mixt singular, mixest singular, mixedst singular, mixeth singular

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Etymology

From Old English "miscian," from a Proto-Germanic root meaning "to mix," ultimately related to Latin "misceo" (the source of "mixture" and "miscellaneous").

Synonyms

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Antonyms

disentangle purify unmix

Related Words

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Rhymes for mix

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