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verb combine things ADV. thoroughly, well Mix all the ingredients together thoroughly. | gently When the rice is cooked, gently mix in all the other ingredients. | in, together PREP. with Mix yellow with blue to make green. PHRASES mix and match/pick and mix (= combine things in different ways for different purposes) You can mix and match courses to suit your requirements. meet people ADV. easily, well a child who mixes well at school | freely Whites and blacks mixed freely at dance halls and clubs. | happily | socially They had attended university together and often mixed socially. PREP. with She mixed happily with the other children., noun ADJ. good, right a party with just the right mix of people | judicious | curious, odd, strange | fascinating, interesting, intriguing | rich | heady, potent, powerful | eclectic an eclectic mix of theatrical styles | broad | cosmopolitan | cultural, ethnic, racial | marketing, product | cake a packet of cake mix | concrete, mortar VERB + MIX contain, have MIX + VERB vary The precise mix will vary. PREP. ~ of The college has a broad mix of students.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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mingle:
You should mix with the crowd.
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blend:
You must mix the cake well.
Simple Definitions
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mix sth up
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to make a group of things untidy or badly organized, or to move them into the wrong order
• Don't mix up the bottles - you'll have to repeat the experiment if you do.
• Your jigsaw puzzles and games are all mixed up together in that box., mix sb/sth up
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to fail to recognise two people or things correctly by thinking that one person or thing is the other person or thing
• People often mix us up because we look so similar.
• I think you're mixing me up with my sister., mix sb up
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to confuse, worry or upset someone
• The roadworks mixed me up and I went the wrong way.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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to mix foods, liquids etc
mix
to put different substances or liquids together so that they can no longer be separated:
• Mix yellow and blue paint to make green. • This cake is really easy – you just mix everything together in the bowl. • Concrete is made by mixing gravel with sand, cement, and water.
combine
to mix things together so that they form a single substance. Combine is more formal than mix:
• Combine the flour and the eggs. • Steel is produced by combining iron with carbon.
stir
to move a spoon or stick around in a liquid, a pan etc, especially when you are mixing things together:
• Keep stirring until the sauce becomes thicker. • Stir the sugar into the warm milk. • Stir the paint before you use it.
blend
to mix together soft or liquid substances to form a single smooth substance:
• Blend the yogurt with fresh fruit for a great drink.
beat
to mix food together quickly and thoroughly using a fork or kitchen tool – used especially about eggs:
• Beat the eggs and add them to the milk and flour.
whisk
to mix foods that are soft or liquid very quickly so that air is mixed in, using a fork or special tool:
• Whisk the egg whites until they form soft peaks.
dilute
to mix a liquid with water in order to make it weaker:
• Dilute the bleach with two parts water to one part bleach.
to mix styles, ideas, or other things
mix
to put different styles, ideas, or other things together:
• His music mixes jazz and classical styles. • The different categories of books were all mixed together.
combine
to mix different styles, ideas, or other things, so that they work together or become a single thing:
• Diets are most effective when they are combined with exercise. • He combines Greek philosophy with Christian teachings.
blend
to combine parts of different things together, especially in a successful and effective way:
• The teaching course blends theory and practice in the classroom.
fuse
to combine different styles in order to form a new style:
• The band fuses African rhythms with traditional Celtic music.
jumble
to mix things together in an untidy way, so that they are not in any order:
• The jigsaw pieces were all jumbled together in the box.
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