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mixed adjective [ mɪkst ]

• consisting of different qualities or elements.
• "a mixed diet"
Similar: assorted, varied, variegated, miscellaneous, different, differing, disparate, diverse, diversified, motley, sundry, jumbled, haphazard, heterogeneous,
Opposite: homogeneous,
Origin: late Middle English mixt : from Old French mixte, from Latin mixtus, past participle of miscere ‘to mix’.

mix verb

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


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