Mix

/ˈmɪks/ · verb

Meaning

(transitive) To stir together..

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive) To stir together.
2. (transitive) To combine (items from two or more sources normally kept separate).
3. (ambitransitive) To form by mingling; to produce by the stirring together of ingredients; to concoct from different parts.
4. (transitive) To blend by the use of a mixer (machine).
5. (transitive, music) To combine (several tracks).
6. (transitive, music) To produce a finished version of (a recording).
7. (ambitransitive) To unite with in company; to join; to associate.
8. The result of mixing two or more substances; a mixture.

Example Sentences

Mix the eggs and milk with the flour until the consistency is smooth.

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.

She mixed furniture with the same fatal profligacy as she mixed drinks, and this outrageous contact between things which were intended by Nature to be kept poles apart gave her an inexpressible thrill.

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.

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