[syn: shuffle, ruffle, mix]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Mix \Mix\, v. i.
1. To become united into a compound; to be blended
promiscuously together.
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2. To associate; to mingle; as, Democrats and Republicans
mixed freely at the party.
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He had mixed
Again in fancied safety with his kind. --Byron.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Mix \Mix\ (m[i^]ks), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mixed (m[i^]kst)
(less properly Mixt); p. pr. & vb. n. Mixing.] [AS.
miscan; akin to OHG. misken, G. mischen, Russ. mieshate, W.
mysgu, Gael. measg, L. miscere, mixtum, Gr. mi`sgein,
migny`nai, Skr. mi[,c]ra mixed. The English word has been
influenced by L. miscere, mixtum (cf. Mixture), and even
the AS. miscan may have been borrowed fr. L. miscere. Cf.
Admix, Mash to bruise, Meddle.]
1. To cause a promiscuous interpenetration of the parts of,
as of two or more substances with each other, or of one
substance with others; to unite or blend into one mass or
compound, as by stirring together; to mingle; to blend;
as, to mix flour and salt; to mix wines.
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Fair persuasions mixed with sugared words. --Shak.
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2. To unite with in company; to join; to associate.
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Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people.
--Hos. vii. 8.
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3. To form by mingling; to produce by the stirring together
of ingredients; to compound of different parts.
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Hast thou no poison mixed? --Shak.
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I have chosen an argument mixed of religious and
civil considerations. --Bacon.
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4. To combine (two or more activities) within a specified or
implied time frame; as, to mix studying and partying while
at college.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
mix
n 1: a commercially prepared mixture of dry ingredients [syn:
mix, premix]
2: an event that combines things in a mixture; "a gradual
mixture of cultures" [syn: mix, mixture]
3: the act of mixing together; "paste made by a mix of flour and
water"; "the mixing of sound channels in the recording
studio" [syn: mix, commixture, admixture, mixture,
intermixture, mixing]
v 1: mix together different elements; "The colors blend well"
[syn: blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle,
immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge]
2: open (a place) to members of all races and ethnic groups;
"This school is completely desegregated" [syn: desegregate,
integrate, mix] [ant: segregate]
3: combine (electronic signals); "mixing sounds"
4: add as an additional element or part; "mix water into the
drink" [syn: mix, mix in]
5: to bring or combine together or with something else;
"resourcefully he mingled music and dance" [syn: mix,
mingle, commix, unify, amalgamate]
6: mix so as to make a random order or arrangement; "shuffle the
cards" [syn: shuffle, ruffle, mix]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):
MIX
Knuth's hypothetical machine, used in The Art of Computer
Programming v.1, Donald Knuth, A-W 1969.