mix
English
Alternative forms
- mixe (archaic)
Etymology 1
From Middle English mixen, from Old English *mixian, miscian (“to blend, mix, combine”), from Proto-Germanic *miskijaną (“to mix”), from Proto-Indo-European *meyǵ-, *meyḱ- (“to mix”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian miskje (“to mix, blend”), Middle Dutch mischen (“to mix”), Low German misken, mischen (“to mix”), Old High German miskian, miskēn (“to mix”) (German mischen), Welsh mysgu (“to mix”), Latin misceō (“mix”), Ancient Greek μίγνυμι (mígnumi, “to mix”), Old Church Slavonic мѣсити (měsiti, “to mix”), Lithuanian mišti and maišyti (“to mix”), Sanskrit मिश्र (miśra, “mixed”), Persian آمیختن (âmixtan, “to mix”), Old English māsc (“mixture, mash”)[1]. More at mash.
Verb
mix (third-person singular simple present mixes, present participle mixing, simple past and past participle mixed)
- (transitive) To stir together.
- Mix the eggs and milk with the flour until the consistency is smooth.
- (transitive) To combine (items from two or more sources normally kept separate).
- to mix business with pleasure
- Don't mix the meat recipes with the dairy recipes.
- (Can we date this quote?) William Shakespeare
- fair persuasions mixed with sugared words
- 1935, George Goodchild, chapter 1, in Death on the Centre Court:
- She mixed 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.
- (transitive, intransitive) To form by mingling; to produce by the stirring together of ingredients; to concoct from different parts.
- Yellow and blue paint mix to make green.
- (Can we date this quote?) William Shakespeare
- Hast thou no poison mixed?
- (Can we date this quote?) Francis Bacon
- I have chosen an argument mixed of religious and civil considerations.
- 1935, George Goodchild, chapter 1, in Death on the Centre Court:
- She mixed 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.
- (transitive) To blend by the use of a mixer (machine).
- Mix the egg whites until they are stiff.
- (transitive, music) To combine (several tracks).
- I'll mix the rhythm tracks down to a single track.
- (transitive, music) To produce a finished version of (a recording).
- I'm almost done mixing this song.
- (transitive, intransitive) To unite with in company; to join; to associate.
- Bible, Hoseah vii. 8
- Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people.
- Bible, Hoseah vii. 8
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Etymology 2
A merger of a nominal use of the verb and a borrowing from Anglo-Norman mixte, from Latin mixtus, past participle of misceō (“mix”). Nowadays regarded automatically as the nominal form of the verb.
Noun
mix (plural mixes)
- The result of mixing two or more substances; a mixture.
- Now add the raisins to the mix.
- 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.
- (music) The result of mixing several tracks.
- The rhythm mix sounds muddy.
- (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 (noun)
- pick 'n' mix
- remix
- megamix
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References
- Skeat, An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language, "Mix."
Further reading
- mix in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- mix in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Catalan
Etymology
Probably from Andalusian Arabic مش (mašš).
Noun
mix m (plural mixos, feminine mixa)
- (usually repeated) A sound used to call a domestic cat.
- (colloquial) The domestic cat.
Classical Nahuatl
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmíːʃ]
Dutch
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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /miks/