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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Mix \Mix\ (m[i^]ks), verb (used with an object) [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.
Fair persuasions mixed with sugared words. --Shak.
2. To unite with in company; to join; to associate.
Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people. --Hos. vii. 8.
3. To form by mingling; to produce by the stirring together of ingredients; to compound of different parts.
Hast thou no poison mixed? --Shak.
I have chosen an argument mixed of religious and civil considerations. --Bacon.
4. To combine (two or more activities) within a specified or implied time frame; as, to mix studying and partying while at college. [PJC]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Mixed \Mixed\, adjective Formed by mixing; united; mingled; blended. See {Mix}, verb (used with an object) & i.
{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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
mixed
adjective
1: caused to combine or unite [syn: {amalgamated}, {intermingled}, {integrated}]
2: consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds (even to the point of incongruity); "an arrangement of assorted spring flowers"; "assorted sizes"; "miscellaneous accessories"; "a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music"; "a motley crew"; "sundry sciences commonly known as social"- I.A.Richards [syn: {assorted}, {miscellaneous}, {motley}, {sundry(a)}]
3: involving or composed of different races; "interracial schools"; "a mixed neighborhood" [syn: {interracial}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
107 Moby Thesaurus words for "mixed": adulterated, amalgamated, ambiguous, ambivalent, amphibious, assimilated, associated, assorted, blemished, blended, clashing, combinative, combinatory, combined, complex, composite, compound, compounded, conflicting, confused, conglomerate, conjoint, conjugate, conjunctive, connected, connective, consolidated, contradictory, damaged, dappled, defective, deficient, diverse, eclectic, equivocal, erroneous, fallible, faulty, fifty-fifty, found wanting, fused, half-and-half, half-bred, heterogeneous, hybrid, immature, impaired, imperfect, imprecise, impure, inaccurate, inadequate, incomplete, incorporated, indiscriminate, inexact, integrated, interbred, intricate, involved, ironic, joined, joint, jumbled, lacking, makeshift, many-sided, mediocre, medley, merged, mingled, miscellaneous, mongrel, motley, muddled, multifaceted, multifarious, multinational, multiracial, not perfect, off, one, opposing, opposite, partial, patchy, pluralistic, promiscuous, scrambled, short, sketchy, syncretic, syncretistic, syncretized, synthesized, tainted, thrown together, undeveloped, uneven, unfinished, united, unperfected, unsound, unthorough, varied, various, wanting
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