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verb

Mix v. t. (past & past part. mixed, less properly mixt; pres. part. mixing)

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. "Fair persuasions mixed with sugared words."

To unite with in company; to join; to associate. "Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people."

To form by mingling; to produce by the stirring together of ingredients; to compound of different parts. "Hast thou no poison mixed?" "I have chosen an argument mixed of religious and civil considerations."

To combine (two or more activities) within a specified or implied time frame; as, to mix studying and partying while at college.

Mix v. i.

To become united into a compound; to be blended promiscuously together.

To associate; to mingle; as, Democrats and Republicans mixed freely at the party. "He had mixed Again in fancied safety with his kind."

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Etymology of 'Mixing'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Mixing" Quotes from Famous Books

... said the monk, and once more mixing up a little red with gum he carefully painted the white letter ...

— The King's Sons • George Manville Fenn

... of your company, Mrs. Huntingdon,' observed he, after a brief pause, during which I went on coolly mixing and tempering my colours; 'and I cannot wonder at it, for you must be heartily sick of us all. I myself am so thoroughly ashamed of my companions, and so weary of their irrational conversation and pursuits—now that there is no one to humanize them and keep them in check, since you have justly ...

— The Tenant of Wildfell Hall • Anne Bronte

... to prove this. Boil some water in a beaker in order to drive out all the air, put a few grains of rice in the water, and then add enough oil to make a thin covering on the water. This covering will prevent air from mixing with the water again. Put some rice in a second beaker without boiling or adding the oil. Leave the beakers side by side in a warm room for a week. The seeds will not germinate in the boiled water. ...

— Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study • Ontario Ministry of Education

... as a criterion of a pitcher's skill as a fielder, on account of the mixing up of assistances on strikes with fielding assistances, which are distinct and separate figures ...

— Spalding's Baseball Guide and Official League Book for 1889 • edited by Henry Chadwick

... cases, the digestive fluids are weak and fermentation results, giving rise to flatulency and belching. An antiseptic, which may be prepared by mixing a teaspoonful of hydrochloric acid with four ounces of water, of which a teaspoonful may be taken after each meal, will prove beneficial to check the fermentation and aid digestion. The addition of one or two drops of a mixture of one part ...

— The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser in Plain English • R. V. Pierce

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