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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mix

/ˈmɪks/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.71 in modern English

Syllables
mix
IPA
/ˈmɪks/
12
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To stir together.

Transitive verb

verb

To combine (items from two or more sources normally kept separate).

Transitive verb

verb

To form by mingling; to produce by the stirring together of ingredients; to concoct from different parts.

verb

To blend by the use of a mixer (machine).

Transitive verb

verb

To combine (several tracks).

Transitive verb

verb

To produce a finished version of (a recording).

Transitive verb

verb

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

noun

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

Example Sentences

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

mixes (present, singular) mixing (participle, present) mixed (participle, past) mixed (past) no-table-tags (table tags) glossary (inflection template) mixed (first person, past) mix'd (archaic, first person) mixt (archaic, first person) mixest (archaic, present) mixed (past, second person) mixedst (archaic, past)

Derived Forms

admix beatmix bemix comix demix downmix enmix freemix immix inmix mismix mixability

Phrases

mix and match mix apples and oranges mix business with pleasure mix down mix it up mix up oil and water don't mix pick and mix

Frequently Paired Words

mish-mash stir mixture

Synonyms

cut blend combine mingle intermix mix together mix up muddle muddle up admix amalgamate bemingle

Homonyms

micks Mick's

Antonyms

disentangle purify unmix

Rhymes With

six fix picks tricks sticks kicks chicks bricks clicks knicks dicks hicks

Questions

How do you pronounce mix?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɪks/.
What does mix mean?
To stir together.
Where does mix come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce mix

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