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See also:Mixandміх

Translingual

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Etymology

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Clipping ofEnglishMixtec,Spanishmixteco orClassical Nahuatlmixtēcah.

Symbol

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mix

  1. (international standards)ISO 639-3language code forMixtepec Mixtec.

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English

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EnglishWikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology 1

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FromMiddle Englishmixen (attested in past tense asmixed,myxyd), fromOld English*mixian,miscian, fromProto-West Germanic*miskijan, fromProto-Germanic*miskijaną, fromProto-Indo-European*miḱ-sḱé-ti, from*meyǵ-,*meyḱ-(“to mix”).

Cognate withSaterland Frisianmiskje(“to mix, blend”),Middle Dutchmischen(“to mix”), Low Germanmisken,mischen(“to mix”),Old High Germanmiskian,miskēn(“to mix”) (Germanmischen),Welshmysgu(“to mix”),Latinmisceō(“mix”),Ancient Greekμίγνυμι(mígnumi,“to mix”),Old Church Slavonicмѣсити(měsiti,“to mix”),Lithuanianmišti andmaišyti(“to mix”),Sanskritमिश्र(miśra,“mixed”),Persianآمیختن(âmixtan,“to mix”),Old Englishmāsc(“mixture, mash”).[1] More atmash.

Verb

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mix (third-person singular simple presentmixes,present participlemixing,simple past and past participlemixed)

  1. (transitive) To stir together.
    Mix the eggs and milk with the flour until the consistency is smooth.
  2. (transitive) To combine (items from two or more sources normally kept separate).
    tomix business with pleasure
    Don'tmix the meat recipes with the dairy recipes.
    • 1591 (date written),William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”, inMr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, andEd[ward] Blount, published1623,→OCLC,[Act III, scene iii]:
      What here shallmiss, our toil shall strive to mend.
    • 1935,George Goodchild, chapter 1, inDeath on the Centre Court:
      Shemixed furniture with the same fatal profligacy as she mixed drinks, and this outrageous contact between things which were intended by Nature to be kept poles apart gave her an inexpressible thrill.
  3. (ambitransitive) To form by mingling; to produce by the stirring together of ingredients; to concoct from different parts.
    Yellow and blue paintmix to make green.
    • c.1591–1595 (date written),William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, inMr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, andEd[ward] Blount, published1623,→OCLC,[Act III, scene iii]:
      Hast thou no poisonmixed?
    • 1622 (date written),Francis [Bacon], “An Advertisement Touching an Holy Warre. […]”, inWilliam Rawley, editor,Certaine Miscellany Works of the Right Honourable Francis Lo. Verulam, Viscount S. Alban. […], London: […] I. Hauiland forHumphrey Robinson, […], published1629,→OCLC,page90:
      Therefore J haue chosen an Argument,mixt ofReligious andCiuill Considerations; And likewisemixt betweenContemplatiue, andActiue.
    • 1663,Robert Boyle, “Title I. Experiments Touching Bodies Capable of Freezing Others.”, inNew Experiments and Observations Touching Cold, or, An Experimental History of Cold, Begun. […], London: […] Richard Davis, […], published1683,→OCLC, paragraph 13,page49:
      In order to the diſcovery of ſome hints of the account, upon which the above mentioned mixtures were more intenſely frigefactive than ſnow alone, we ſealed up a ſingle vial of ſnow unmingled with any other ingredient, and found it to thaw much more ſlowly than any of thoſe parcels of ſnow, which we hadmixt with ſalts or ſpirits.
    • 1935,George Goodchild, chapter 1, inDeath on the Centre Court:
      She mixed furniture with the same fatal profligacy as shemixed drinks, and this outrageous contact between things which were intended by Nature to be kept poles apart gave her an inexpressible thrill.
  4. (transitive) Toblend by the use of amixer(machine).
    Mix the egg whites until they are stiff.
  5. (transitive, music) To combine (several tracks).
    I'llmix the rhythm tracks down to a single track.
  6. (transitive, music) To produce a finished version of (a recording).
    I'm almost donemixing this song.
  7. (ambitransitive) To unite with in company; to join; to associate.
    • 1611,The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […],→OCLC,Hosea7:8:
      Ephraim, he hathmixed himself among the people.
    • 1866, William Henderson,Notes on the Folk-lore of the Northern Counties of England and the Borders, page183:
      The mention of the six knots of elderwood is curious, for that treemixes largely in folk lore.
Conjugation
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Conjugation ofmix
infinitive(to)mix
present tensepast tense
1st-personsingularmixmixed,mix'd†,mixt†
2nd-personsingularmix,mixest†mixed,mixedst†,mix'd†,mixt†
3rd-personsingularmixes,mixeth†mixed,mix'd†,mixt†
pluralmix
subjunctivemixmixed,mix'd†,mixt†
imperativemix—
participlesmixingmixed,mix'd†,mixt†
Synonyms
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Derived terms
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Translations
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stir two or more substances together
combine items from two or more sources normally kept separate
use a mixer on
music: combine several tracks
music: produce a finished version of a recording

Etymology 2

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A merger of a nominal use of the verb and a borrowing fromAnglo-Normanmixte, fromLatinmixtus, past participle ofmisceō(“mix”). Nowadays regarded automatically as the nominal form of the verb.

Noun

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mix (pluralmixes)

  1. The result of mixing two or more substances; amixture.
    Now add the raisins to themix.
    • 2015, Don E. Schultz, Beth E. Barnes, Heidi F. Schultz,Building Customer-brand Relationships, page102:
      […] fifteen flavors of powderedmixes in traditional scoop-out packages, seven flavors of single-serve bottled drinks, and three flavors of multiserve bottles.
  2. The result of combining items normally kept separate.
    My recipe file was now amix of meat and dairy.
    The combination of classical music and hip hop is a surprisingly goodmix.
    • 2020 September 10, Katie Reilly, “As Colleges Open During a Pandemic, Student Life Remains Closed”, inTime‎[1]:
      A Chronicle of Higher Education tracker of nearly 3,000 colleges found that of those with firm plans, 19% are opening primarily in person; 27% are primarily online; and 16% are, like Penn State, amix.
  3. A preparation, usually in the form of a powder, into which other ingredients can be mixed to prepare a specified foodstuff.
  4. (music) The result of mixing several tracks.
    The rhythmmix sounds muddy.
  5. (music) The finished version of a recording.
    I've almost finished themix for this song.
  6. (US, slang, uncountable) A substance used todilute oradulterate anillicitdrug.[2]
    Synonym:cut
    • 1977, John Allen, chapter 11, inAssault with a Deadly Weapon: The Autobiography of a Street Criminal,‎[2], New York: Pantheon Books, page160:
      Eventually I could taste different drugs and tell how muchmix in it or if there’s too muchmix in it or what have you.
Derived terms
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Translations
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result of mixing two or more substances
result of combining items normally kept separate
music: result of mixing several tracks
music: finished version of a recording

References

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  1. ^Skeat,An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language, "Mix."
  2. ^Tom Dalzell (ed.),The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English, New York: Routledge, 2009, p. 665.

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Anagrams

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Probably fromAndalusian Arabicمش(mašš).

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Noun

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mix m (pluralmixos,femininemixa,feminine pluralmixes)

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

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Chinese

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Etymology

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FromEnglishmix.

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Noun

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mix

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese)person ofmixedrace(Classifier:個／个c)

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Classical Nahuatl

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mīx (inanimate)

  1. second-personsingularpossessivesingular ofīxtli;(it is) youreye.
  2. second-personsingularpossessiveplural ofīxtli;(they are) your eyes.

Cypriot Arabic

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Root
m-x-l
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Preposition

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mix

  1. alternative form ofmixl

References

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  • Borg, Alexander (2004),A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies;I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill,page424

Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromEnglishmix.

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Noun

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mix m (pluralmixen,diminutivemixje n)

  1. mix,mixture
  2. hybrid

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromEnglishmix.

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Noun

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mix m (pluralmixormixes)

  1. (music)mix

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German

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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mix

  1. singularimperative ofmixen
  2. (colloquial)first-personsingularpresent ofmixen

Old English

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Noun

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mix n

  1. alternative form ofmeox

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmiɡs/[ˈmiɣ̞s]
  • Rhymes:-iɡs
  • Syllabification:mix

Noun

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mix m (pluralmix)

  1. mix
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