mix

verb
/ˈmɪks/

Etymology

From Middle English mixen (attested in past tense as mixed, myxyd), from Old English *mixian, miscian, from Proto-West Germanic *miskijan, from Proto-West Germanic *miskijan (“to mix”), from Proto-Indo-European *miḱ-sḱé-ti, from *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 μῑ́γνῡμῐ (mī́gnūmĭ, “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”). More at mash.

  1. inherited from *miskijan — “to mix
  2. inherited from *miskijan
  3. inherited from *mixian
  4. inherited from mixen

Definitions

  1. To stir together.

    • Mix the eggs and milk with the flour until the consistency is smooth.
  2. 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.
    • What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend.
  3. To form by mingling

    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.
    • Hast thou no poison mixed?
    • Therefore J haue chosen an Argument, mixt of Religious and Ciuill Considerations; And likewise mixt between Contemplatiue, and Actiue.
  4. + 12 more definitions
    1. To blend by the use of a mixer (machine).

      • Mix the egg whites until they are stiff.
    2. To combine (several tracks).

      • I'll mix the rhythm tracks down to a single track.
    3. To produce a finished version of (a recording).

      • I'm almost done mixing this song.
    4. To unite with in company

      To unite with in company; to join; to associate.

      • Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people.
      • The mention of the six knots of elderwood is curious, for that tree mixes largely in folk lore.
    5. The result of mixing two or more substances

      The result of mixing two or more substances; a mixture.

      • Now add the raisins to the mix.
      • […] fifteen flavors of powdered mixes in traditional scoop-out packages, seven flavors of single-serve bottled drinks, and three flavors of multiserve bottles.
    6. 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.
      • 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, a mix.
    7. A preparation, usually in the form of a powder, into which other ingredients can be mixed…

      A preparation, usually in the form of a powder, into which other ingredients can be mixed to prepare a specified foodstuff.

      • Cake mix. Pancake mix. Hot chocolate mix.
    8. The result of mixing several tracks.

      • The rhythm mix sounds muddy.
    9. The finished version of a recording.

      • I've almost finished the mix for this song.
    10. A substance used to dilute or adulterate an illicit drug.

      • Eventually I could taste different drugs and tell how much mix in it or if there’s too much mix in it or what have you.
    11. A surname.

    12. An unincorporated community in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States. From the…

      An unincorporated community in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States. From the surname.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at mix. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at mix. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at mix

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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