admix
Americanverb (used with or without object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of admix
1525–35; ad- + mix, modeled on Latin admiscēre ( admixtus past participle)
Example Sentences
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That’s the sort of thing David Letterman would say to him, when he made a late-night appearance, always using his name with that parental admix of bafflement and fatigue: “Richard.”
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2024
Many large genomic databases are dominated by relatively homogeneous populations, leaving major gaps when it comes to admixed groups.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 8, 2026
Using ancestry decomposition techniques an international research team has revealed a deeply divergent ancestry among admixed populations from the Angolan Namib desert.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2023
"The admixed genetics from Western Europe and the Near East cats were subsequently spread to Portuguese colonies in the Americas."
From Salon ● Dec. 14, 2022
On the stage, which was bedecked with the red trappings of Communism admixed with a strange assortment of banners, sat a select committee of Soviet Grand Dames, and among them, the Priest Bukharin.
From Time Magazine Archive
Laughter there was, admixed with wiser talk; friends walking by twos and threes, with Themistocles, as always, seeming to mingle with all and to surpass every one both in jests and in wisdom.
From A Victor of Salamis by Davis, William Stearns
Whatever the correct story, what does knowing that their families had been admixing with their neighbors tells us?
From Scientific American ● May 29, 2018
Sniafiocco fabrics of varying texture and appearance can be made by admixing small amounts of wool or hemp.
From Time Magazine Archive
Her father, leaning on his stick, looked at her with admixing fondness, and occasionally nodded and winked at Rachel, as if inviting her to admire likewise.
From Rachel Gray by Kavanagh, Julia
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