mix

verb

1》 combine or be able to be combined to form a whole.

    ↘make by mixing ingredients.

    ↘combine (signals or soundtracks) into one to produce a recording.

2》 (mix something up) spoil the order or arrangement of something.

    ↘(be/become mixed up) be or become confused.

    ↘(mix someone/thing up) confuse someone or something with another.

    ↘(be/become mixed up in (or with)) be or become involved in or with (dubious or dishonest actions or people).

3》 associate with others socially.

4》 (mix it) informal be belligerent.

noun

1》 a mixture of two or more different people or things.

    ↘the proportion of different people or things constituting a mixture.

2》 a commercially prepared mixture of ingredients for making a particular food or product: a cake mix.

3》 a version of a recording mixed in a different way from the original.

Phrases

mix and match select and combine different but complementary items to form a coordinated set.

Derivatives

mixable adjective

Origin

ME: back-form. from mixed (taken as a past participle).