v.
- 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.
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(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).
- associate with others socially.
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(mix it)
informal be belligerent.
n.
- a mixture of two or more different people or things.
▸the proportion of different people or things constituting a mixture.
- a commercially prepared mixture of ingredients for making a particular food or product:
a cake mix.
- a version of a recording mixed in a different way from the original.
Phrase
- mix and match
select and combine different but complementary items to form a coordinated set.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: back-form. from mixed (taken as a past part.).