Mix Mixed People Mɪks Oil Water Combine Social

• oil and water do not mix.
• oil does not mix with water.
• grief mixed with fear and rage as the people surveyed the ruins of their homes.
• mix all the ingredients together in a bowl.

mix

Verb Forms

1. if two or more substances or things mix or you mix them, they combine, usually in a way that means they cannot easily be separated
• Oil and water do not mix.
• Oil does not mix with water.
• Grief mixed with fear and rage as the people surveyed the ruins of their homes.
• Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl.
• If you mix blue and yellow, you get green.
• I don't like to mix business with pleasure (= combine social events with doing business).
• Smith often mixed sand into her paint to create a textured surface.

Extra Examples

• His tears were mixing with the warm water.
• Mix yellow with blue to make green.
• The students have tried to mix creativity with a social message.
• In his world view, art and religion were inextricably mixed.
• Leather mixes with velvet and silk as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
2. to prepare something by combining two or more different substances
• With this range of paints, you can mix your own colours.
• Be sure to mix the solution properly .
• Why don't you mix a cocktail for our guests?
• Why don't you mix our guests a cocktail?
3. if two or more things, people or activities do not mix, they are likely to cause problems or danger if they are combined
• Children and fireworks don't mix.
• These pills won't mix well with alcohol.
4. to meet and talk to different people, especially at social events
• SYNONYM socialize
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/socialize
• We've worked together for years but never mixed socially.
• They don't mix much with the neighbours.
• She mixed happily with the other children.
• I don't really mix with people my own age.

Extra Examples

• a child who mixes well at school
• They had attended university together and often mixed socially.
• Tourists have the opportunity to mix with the locals.
5. to combine different recordings of voices and/or instruments to produce a single piece of music
• Up to eight tracks can be mixed simultaneously.
6. to be/become involved in something, especially something illegal or dishonest
• Don't tell me you're mixed up in all of this?
7. to be/become friendly with or involved with somebody that other people do not approve of
• He got mixed up with a crowd who were into drugs and crime.
8. to combine things in different ways for different purposes
• You can mix and match courses to suit your requirements.
• This mix-and-match approach will appeal to a variety of players.
9. to argue with somebody or cause trouble
10. to do something differently from the way it is usually done
• The show has been the same for ten years, so it’s time to mix it up.

Word Origin

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