Mixt

Part of speech: verb, adjective

Definitions

1. Combined or blended with other elements into a unified whole
2. Stirred or joined together so that the parts are no longer separate
3. Composed of two or more different things thoroughly intermixed

Etymology: "Mixt" is an older spelling of "mixed," the past participle of "mix." Its history is mostly a story of spelling rather than meaning. In Early Modern English, the usual form was "mix'd," with the apostrophe marking the dropped vowel of the "-ed" ending, and "mixt" was a variant of that same form. The spelling "mixt" was probably encouraged by the Latin "mixtus," meaning "mixed," which was the source of the Latin verb "miscere," the ancestor of "mix." The final "-t" spelling reflects a common pattern in English, where past-tense and participle endings were sometimes written as "-t" after certain consonants, as in "dipt" or "stopt." Writers who wanted to show the sound of the word while also hinting at its classical ancestry could choose "mixt," which made the word look more learned.

Synonyms: mixed

Antonyms: unmixed, separated