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Mix \Mix\ (m[i^]ks), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mixed} (m[i^]kst)
(less properly {Mixt}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Mixing}.] [AS.
miscan; akin to OHG. misken, G. mischen, Russ. mieshate, W.
mysgu, Gael. measg, L. miscere, mixtum, Gr. mi`sgein,
migny`nai, Skr. mi[,c]ra mixed. The English word has been
influenced by L. miscere, mixtum (cf. {Mixture}), and even
the AS. miscan may have been borrowed fr. L. miscere. Cf.
{Admix}, {Mash} to bruise, {Meddle}.]
1. 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.
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Fair persuasions mixed with sugared words. --Shak.
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2. To unite with in company; to join; to associate.
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Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people.
--Hos. vii. 8.
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3. To form by mingling; to produce by the stirring together
of ingredients; to compound of different parts.
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Hast thou no poison mixed? --Shak.
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I have chosen an argument mixed of religious and
civil considerations. --Bacon.
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4. To combine (two or more activities) within a specified or
implied time frame; as, to mix studying and partying while
at college.
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Mixed \Mixed\, a.
Formed by mixing; united; mingled; blended. See {Mix}, v. t.
& i.
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{Mixed action} (Law), a suit combining the properties of a
real and a personal action.

{Mixed angle}, a mixtilineal angle.

{Mixed fabric}, a textile fabric composed of two or more
kinds of fiber, as a poplin.

{Mixed marriage}, a marriage between persons of different
races or religions; specifically, one between a Roman
Catholic and a Protestant.

{Mixed number}, a whole number and a fraction taken together.


{Mixed train}, a railway train containing both passenger and
freight cars.

{Mixed voices} (Mus.), voices of both males and females
united in the same performance.
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