Mixes

Part of speech: verb, noun

Definitions

1. Joins or combines different substances or ingredients together ; adjusts and blends audio tracks or sounds to create a final version
2. Combines multiple components into one mixture ; operates equipment to blend sound recordings or live audio
3. Brings various things together to form a unified substance or mixture ; arranges and balances recorded sounds into a cohesive audio piece

Etymology: The verb "mix" is a word that has been in English since Old English times, but its origins run back to a root meaning "to mix" shared across a striking range of languages. Its Old English ancestor was "miscian", and the related Old English noun "māsc" meant "mixture" or "mash", a reminder that the word once had a homely, kitchen-table sense. Cognates appear in Latin "misceō", Greek "mīgnūmi", Sanskrit "miśra" ("mixed"), and German "mischen", all descending from a reconstructed Indo-European root. The noun "mix" has a more tangled history. It is a merger of a noun use of the verb with a borrowing from the Latin past participle of "misceō", "mixtus". Over time the two strands fused, and the noun is now regarded as simply the nominal form of the verb. The plural "mixes" is the form of the noun (or the third-person singular of the verb). It is simply the regular "-es" plural or "-s" ending, following the pattern of words ending in "x".

Synonyms: combines, blends, stirs, mingles, fuses

Antonyms: separates, divides, unmixes