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mix verb [ mɪks ]

• combine or put together to form one substance or mass.
• "peppercorns are sometimes mixed with other spices"
Similar: blend, mingle, combine, put together, stir, jumble, merge, fuse, unite, unify, join, amalgamate, incorporate, fold in, meld, marry, mesh, compound, alloy, coalesce, homogenize, intermingle, intermix, interweave, interpenetrate, interlace, cross, cross-breed, hybridize, integrate, emulsify, premix, shuffle, shift around, blunge, admix, commingle, interflow, commix,
Opposite: separate, divide,
• (of a person) associate with others socially.
• "the people he mixed with were nothing to do with show business"
Similar: associate, socialize, mingle, meet, get together, have dealings, fraternize, circulate, keep company, rub shoulders, consort, move, go out, rub elbows, hang out/around, hang about, knock about, knock around, hobnob, be compatible, get along/on, go (together), fit together, be in harmony, be like-minded, be of the same mind, be of like mind, see eye to eye, agree, hit it off, click, be on the same wavelength,
Opposite: keep oneself to oneself,
• (especially in sound recording) combine (two or more signals or soundtracks) into one.
• "up to eight tracks can be mixed simultaneously"

mix noun

• two or more different qualities, things, or people placed, combined, or considered together.
• "the decor is a fascinating mix of antique and modern"
Similar: mixture, blend, mingling, combination, compound, fusion, composition, concoction, brew, alloy, merger, union, amalgamation, amalgam, coalition, cross, hybrid, medley, melange, diversity, collection, selection, assortment, variety, mixed bag, miscellany, assemblage, motley collection, pot-pourri, conglomeration, jumble, mess, confusion, mishmash, hotchpotch, hodgepodge, ragbag, pastiche, patchwork, farrago, hash, scissors-and-paste job, mash-up, gallimaufry, omnium gatherum, olio, salmagundi, macédoine,
• 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"
• 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’"
Origin: late Middle English: back-formation from mixed (taken as a past participle).

be mixed up in

• be involved in (something regarded as dubious or dishonest).
"Steve was mixed up in an insurance swindle"

be mixed up with

• be associated with (someone unsuitable or unreliable).
"he was mixed up with some rival gangsters"

get mixed up in

• become involved in (something regarded as dubious or dishonest).
"they promise never to get mixed up in politics again"

get mixed up with

• become associated with (someone unsuitable or unreliable).
"how did you get mixed up with that layabout?"

mix and match

• select and combine different but complementary items, such as clothing or pieces of equipment, to form a coordinated set.
"mix and match this season's colours for a combination that says ‘winter’"

mix it

• fight or be aggressive.
"he can't afford to mix it any more with a six-month suspended ban hanging over him"

mix one's drinks

• drink different kinds of alcohol in close succession.
"he'd been going from bar to bar, mixing his drinks"

mix up

• spoil the order or arrangement of a collection of things.
"the papers got mixed up when they slid off her lap"



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