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🥣 To blend together 🃏 To shuffle 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 A combination 🎚️ To combine sounds 🧁 A dry mixture
to mix

to mix

142 4.1
Blend two or more sounds into one sound
  • verb
  • /mɪks/
  • Specialized
translation icon : mezclar
  • It's light, it mixes well, and it tastes really good.

Very few mixers will mix distorted guitars dry.

Examples

  • And So what I end up doing is I mix actually the shadow color.

  • So I'm going to mix this around with my finger.

  • And then they will mix a shade for you.

  • I'm going to take Golden hour and mix that right on top.

  • Get your lip brush and then mix them both in.

  • I use Clay Depot and I usually mix it with my foundation.

  • In addition, this paint doesn't mix like oil paint.

  • So then we're going to mix it so there's no more powder.

  • We're about to head to B&Q to mix paint colours.

  • In the studio, the sound engineer will mix the guitar and vocal tracks to create a balanced recording.

Synonyms

to combine
vsto mix
638 2.7

To mix two or more things into one

refers specifically to joining electronic signals to make one output or effect
to blend
vsto mix
255 2.3

To mix things so they become one or look good together

focuses on electronic signal joining to create a single output or new effect
to mix in
vsto mix
39 1.8

To add something to food and stir so it becomes part of the food

is the electronic process of joining signals to create a single output or effect
to meld
vsto mix
18 5.3

To mix things so they become one

is a technical task that joins electronic signals to make one output or effect
to remix
vsto mix
6 3.7

To create a new version of a song or other work by changing its parts

is about combining electronic signals specifically to produce a single output or effect
to intermingle
vsto mix
6 5.2

Mix together so the parts are hard to tell apart

is a technical joining of signals aimed at one output or a new effect
to commingle
vsto mix
5 7.4

To mix different things into one

is the signal-focused act of bringing electronic inputs into one output or effect
to multiplex
vsto mix
  • Specialized
1 6.1

To send several signals together over one line

is merging signals within a device to produce one output or altered effect
to heterodyne
vsto mix
  • Specialized
9.9

To mix a signal with another to make new frequencies for radios

is the general act of bringing electronic signals together for one output or effect
to commix
vsto mix
8.9

To mix different things together into one

is the electronic process of joining signals to produce one output or new effect
to mux
vsto mix
  • Specialized
9.9

To combine several signals into one output or choose one input to send

is the internal joining of signals to make a single output or to create an effect

Antonyms

to isolate
256 4.2

To keep someone or something apart from others

to disconnect
161 3.5

To separate something so it is no longer joined, for example remove a cable or turn off power

Idioms

a mix of
58 1.8

Different things put together form one thing

to mix apples and oranges
  • Informal
1 6.6

To compare things that are very different as if they are the same

Phrasal Verbs

to mix it up
  • Informal
88 3.5

Change your routine to make it more interesting

to mix up
  • Informal
65 2.7

To make people confused and things messy

to mix in
39 1.8

To add something to food and stir so it becomes part of the food

to mix colors
  • US
1 2.8

Combine paints to make new colors

Compounds

mix-up
53 3.3

A mistake that happens when someone confuses one thing with another

cake mix
7 1.0

A packaged set of dry ingredients for making a cake that you add eggs and water to

brownie mix
1 1.1

A packaged dry product with most ingredients for brownies that needs eggs and oil

chapalang mix
  • UK
9.9

A collection of different things chosen without planning

lemonade mix
  • US
1.0

A powder or strong liquid you add to water to make lemonade

mix of peaches and cream
1.8

A cold sweet dessert of sliced peaches in cream

ready-mix
4.9

A packet of ingredients for bread or cakes that needs only a little extra

How Mixed

to merge
192 3.2
to blend
255 2.3
to mix
  • Specialized
142 4.1
to layer
64 3.4

Surface Forms

mix infinitive
mixed past
mixed past participle
mixing present participle
mixes third person singular

Etymology

The verb mix for sound also comes from Latin miscere, meaning 'to stir together'. A sound technician mixes tracks by blending voices and instruments into one balanced sound, which is the same idea as mixing ingredients.