<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) mixed or (archaic) mixt, mix·ing.</li><li>To combine (substances, elements, things, etc.) into one mass, collection, or assemblage, generally with a thorough blending of the constituents.</li><li>Synonyms:<ul><li>Fuse</li><li>Amalgamate</li><li>Unite</li><li>Jumble</li><li>Commingle</li></ul></li><li>To put together indiscriminately or confusedly (often followed by up).</li><li>To combine, unite, or join: to mix business and pleasure.</li><li>To add as an element or ingredient: Mix some salt into the flour.</li><li>To form or make by combining ingredients: to mix mortar.</li><li>To mix a cake; to mix mortar.</li><li>To crossbreed.</li><li>Movies: to combine, blend, edit, etc. (the various components of a soundtrack): to mix dialogue and sound effects.</li><li>To complete the mixing process on (a film, soundtrack, etc.): an important movie that took months to mix.</li><li>To combine (two or more separate recordings or microphone signals) to make a single recording or composite signal.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used without object) mixed or (archaic) mixt, mixing.</li><li>To become mixed: a paint that mixes easily with water.</li><li>Synonyms:<ul><li>Coalesce</li><li>Fuse</li><li>Amalgamate</li><li>Unite</li><li>Jumble</li><li>Commingle</li></ul></li><li>To associate or mingle, as in company: to mix with the other guests at a party.</li><li>To be crossbred, or of mixed breeding.</li><li>Boxing: to exchange blows vigorously and aggressively: The crowd jeered as the fighters clinched, refusing to mix.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>An act or instance of mixing.</li><li>The result of mixing; mixture: cement mix; an odd mix of gaiety and sadness.</li><li>Synonyms:<ul><li>Formula</li><li>Concoction</li></ul></li><li>A commercially prepared blend of ingredients to which usually only a liquid must be added to make up the total of ingredients necessary or obtain the desired consistency: muffin mix; a cake mix.</li><li>Music: music or songs selected and recorded as a mixtape: a mix of Christmas songs; the ultimate one-hour workout mix; a DJ mix.</li><li>Mixer (def 4).</li><li>The proportion of ingredients in a mixture; formula: a mix of two to one.</li><li>Informal: a mess or muddle; mix-up.</li><li>Music: an electronic blending of tracks or sounds made to produce a recording.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb Phrase</strong></p><ul><li>To confuse completely, especially to mistake one person or thing for another: The teacher was always mixing up the twins.</li><li>To involve or entangle.</li><li>To mix the tracks of an existing recording to make a new recording with fewer tracks: The various instrumental and vocal tracks were mixed down to stereo in the studio.</li></ul>