commix

American  

[kuh-miks] / kəˈmɪks /

verb (used with or without object)

1. to mix together; blend.

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commix British  

/ kɒˈmɪks /

verb

1. a rare word for mix

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Other Word Forms

• commixture noun

Etymology

Origin of commix

1375–1425; back formation from commixt (past participle), Middle English < Latin commixtus (past participle of commiscēre ), equivalent to com- com- + mix- (variant stem of miscēre to mix) + -tus past participle ending

Example Sentences

The materials for making glass, is first reduced to powder; then mixed and exposed to a strong heat, in suitable pots and furnaces, till the whole mass liquifies and becomes thoroughly commixed and transparent.

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How, when scattered, commixed, broken, battered, how shall they ever again be collected, united, arranged, covered and coloured so as to appear regenerated?'

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How lately and how often hath this man commixed his actions in discourses with actions of the king’s!

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While yet he gazed, Behold, those Fires, widening, commixed, then soared Threatening the skies.

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That which we're seeking with sagacious quest Exists, infallibly, commixed with things— The void, the invisible inane.

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