[mɪks], (Verb)

Definitions:
- combine or put together to form one substance or mass
(e.g: peppercorns are sometimes mixed with other spices)

- (of a person) associate with others socially
(e.g: the people he mixed with were nothing to do with show business)

- (especially in sound recording) combine (two or more signals or soundtracks) into one
(e.g: up to eight tracks can be mixed simultaneously)


Phrases:
- be mixed up in
- be mixed up with
- get mixed up in
- get mixed up with
- in the mix
- mix and match
- mix it
- mix one's drinks

Origin:
late Middle English: back-formation from mixed (taken as a past participle)

[mɪks], (Noun)

Definitions:
- two or more different qualities, things, or people placed, combined, or considered together
(e.g: the decor is a fascinating mix of antique and modern)

- a commercially prepared mixture of ingredients for making a particular type of food or a product such as concrete
(e.g: cake mixes have made cooking easier)

- a version of a recording in which the component tracks are mixed in a different way from the original
(e.g: a dance mix version of ‘This Charming Man’)


Phrases:
- be mixed up in
- be mixed up with
- get mixed up in
- get mixed up with
- in the mix
- mix and match
- mix it
- mix one's drinks

Origin:
late Middle English: back-formation from mixed (taken as a past participle)