mixed

UK: /ˈmɪkst/ US: /mɪkst/ ,(mikst)

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mixed /mɪkst/   adj. [before a noun]

1. made up of things that are different but of the general type:
   ate some mixed nuts.
2. of or relating to persons of different religions or races:
   a mixed marriage.
3. including contrasting, sometimes opposite elements or parts:
   mixed emotions about going abroad.
4. of or intended for people of different sexes:
   the mixed doubles tennis matches.

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mixed  (mikst), adj. 

1. put together or formed by mixing.
2. composed of different constituents or elements:
   a mixed form of government.
3. of different kinds combined:
   mixed nuts; mixed emotions.
4. involving or comprised of persons of different sex, class, character, belief, religion, or race:
   mixed company; a mixed neighborhood.
5. Law involving more than one issue or aspect:
   a mixed question of law and fact.
6. Phonetics (of a vowel) central.
7. [Math.] (of partial derivatives) of second or higher order and involving differentiation with respect to more than one variable.
8. Rail Transport (of trains) composed of both passenger and freight cars.
9. Philosophy [Logic.] containing quantifiers of unlike kind.
10. Stock Exchange, Business (of a stock or commodity market) characterized by uneven price movements, with some prices rising and others falling.

• Latin mixtus, past participle of miscēre to mingle. Cf. mix
• 1400–50; late Middle English mixt

mix•ed•ly  (mik′sid lē, mikst′lē), adv.  mix′ed•ness, n. 

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mixed / mɪkst/ adjective

1. formed or blended together by mixing
2. composed of different elements, races, sexes, etc: a mixed school
3. consisting of conflicting elements, thoughts, attitudes, etc

mixedness / ˈmɪksɪdnɪs/ noun

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mix /mɪks/   v. 

1. to (cause to) become combined into one mass: [no object]
   a paint that mixes with water.
   [~ + object]
   You can mix this paint with water.
2. to put together in a confused way:
   [~ + object] He mixed everything in a heap and tossed it into the washing machine.
3. to combine or unite:
   [~ + object] to mix business and pleasure.
4. to form or make by combining ingredients:
   [~ + object] to mix mortar; mixed some concrete and poured it into the frame.
5. to enjoy the company of people:
   [no object] He stood alone and refused to mix with the other guests.
6. mix up:
   • to confuse completely: [be + ~-ed + up]
     He's all mixed up and doesn't know which way to go.
     [~ + object + up]
     He mixed me up by calling the meeting for today.
     [~ + up + object]
     He mixed up a lot of people by changing the date.
   • to mistake (one thing) for another: [~ + object + up]
     He's always mixing the two of us up.
     [~ + up + object]
     He always mixes up the two of us.
   • to rearrange the order of: [~ + up + object]
     She mixed up the cards and dealt them.
     [~ + object + up]
     She mixed them up and dealt them out.

n. [countable]

7. an act or instance of mixing;
   mixture:
   a mix of concrete.
8. Food a commercial preparation to which usually only a liquid must be added before cooking or baking:
   a cake mix.

Idioms

9. Idioms mix it up, [no object] [Slang.]
   • to engage in a quarrel.
   • to fight with the fists:
     eager to mix it up with the gang down the road.

mix•a•ble, adj. 
mix•er, n. [countable] See -misc-.

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mix  (miks), v., mixed or mixt, mix•ing, n. 
v.t. 

1. to combine (substances, elements, things, etc.) into one mass, collection, or assemblage, generally with a thorough blending of the constituents.
2. to put together indiscriminately or confusedly (often fol. by up).
3. to combine, unite, or join:
   to mix business and pleasure.
4. to add as an element or ingredient:
   Mix some salt into the flour.
5. to form or make by combining ingredients:
   to mix a cake; to mix mortar.
6. Genetics to crossbreed.
7. Cinema, Show Business [Motion Pictures.]
   • to combine, blend, edit, etc. (the various components of a soundtrack):
     to mix dialogue and sound effects.
   • to complete the mixing process on (a film, soundtrack, etc.):
     an important movie that took months to mix.
8. Sound Reproduction, Music and Dance to combine (two or more separate recordings or microphone signals) to make a single recording or composite signal.

v.i. 
9. to become mixed:
   a paint that mixes easily with water.
10. to associate or mingle, as in company:
    to mix with the other guests at a party.
11. Genetics to be crossbred, or of mixed breeding.
12. Sport [Boxing.] to exchange blows vigorously and aggressively:
    The crowd jeered as the fighters clinched, refusing to mix.
13. Sound Reproduction, Music and Dance mix down, to mix the tracks of an existing recording to make a new recording with fewer tracks:
    the four-track tape was mixed down to stereo.
14. Slang Terms mix it up:
    • to engage in a quarrel.
    • to fight with the fists. Also, mix it. 
15. mix up:
    • to confuse completely, esp. to mistake one person or thing for another:
      The teacher was always mixing up the twins.
    • to involve or entangle.

n. 
16. an act or instance of mixing.
17. the result of mixing;
    mixture:
    cement mix; an odd mix of gaiety and sadness.
18. Food a commercially prepared blend of ingredients to which usually only a liquid must be added to make up the total of ingredients necessary or obtain the desired consistency:
    a cake mix; muffin mix.
19. Wine mixer (def. 4).
20. the proportion of ingredients in a mixture;
    formula:
    a mix of two to one.
21. Informal Terms a mess or muddle;
    mix-up.
22. Music, Music and Dance, Sound Reproduction an electronic blending of tracks or sounds made to produce a recording.
• back formation from mixt mixed 1470–80
mix′a•ble, adj. 
mix′a•bil′i•ty, mix′a•ble•ness, n. 
Synonyms
• 1, 9. commingle, jumble, unite, amalgamate, fuse.
  Mix, blend, combine, mingle concern the bringing of two or more things into more or less intimate association.
  Mix is the general word for such association:
  to mix fruit juices.
  Blend implies such a harmonious joining of two or more types of colors, feelings, etc., that the new product formed displays some of the qualities of each:
  to blend fragrances or whiskeys.
  Combine implies such a close or intimate union that distinction between the parts is lost:
  to combine forces.
  Mingle usually suggests retained identity of the parts:
  to mingle voices.
• 9. coalesce.
• 17. concoction; formula.

Mix  (miks), n. 

1. Biographical Thomas Edwin (Tom), 1880–1940, U.S. film actor in westerns.

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mix / mɪks/ verb

1. (transitive) to combine or blend (ingredients, liquids, objects, etc) together into one mass
2. (intransitive) to become or have the capacity to become combined, joined, etc: some chemicals do not mix
3. (transitive) to form (something) by combining two or more constituents: to mix cement
4. (tr; often followed by in or into) to add as an additional part or element (to a mass or compound): to mix flour into a batter
5. (transitive) to do at the same time; combine: to mix study and pleasure
6. (transitive) to consume (drinks or foods) in close succession
7. to come or cause to come into association socially: Pauline has never mixed well
8. (intransitive) often followed by with: to go together; complement
9. (transitive) to crossbreed (differing strains of plants or breeds of livestock), esp more or less at random
10. (in sound recording) to balance and adjust (the recorded tracks) on a multitrack tape machine
11. mix it ⇒ to cause mischief or trouble, often for a person named: she tried to mix it for Theo

noun

1. the act or an instance of mixing
2. the result of mixing; mixture
3. a mixture of ingredients, esp one commercially prepared for making a cake, bread, etc
4. the sound obtained by mixing
5. a state of confusion; bewilderment

Etymology: 15th Century: back formation from mixt mixed, via Old French from Latin mixtus, from miscēre to mix

ˈmixable adjective