remix

American  

[ree-miks, ree-miks] / riˈmɪks, ˈriˌmɪks /

verb (used with object)

remixes, present (3rd person singular) remixed, past participle, past remixing present participle

1. to mix again.

2. to mix and re-record the elements of (a musical recording) in a different way.

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noun

remixes plural

1. a remixed recording.

remix British  

verb

1. to change the balance and separation of (a recording), usually to emphasize the rhythm section

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noun

1. a remixed version of a recording

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• remixes
  plural

Participles

• remixing
  present
• remixed
  past

Conjugated Forms

Present

• remix
  simple
• remixes
  simple
• have remixed
  perfect
• has remixed
  perfect
• am remixing
  progressive
• are remixing
  progressive
• is remixing
  progressive
• have been remixing
  perfect progressive
• has been remixing
  perfect progressive

Past

• remixed
  simple
• had remixed
  perfect
• was remixing
  progressive
• were remixing
  progressive
• had been remixing
  perfect progressive

Future

• will remix
  simple
• will have remixed
  perfect
• will be remixing
  progressive
• will have been remixing
  perfect progressive

Etymology

Origin of remix

First recorded in 1660–70

Example Sentences

I think some people want to remix and play around with music, but I don’t know how much they really want to do that.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

West did not end up appearing in the released version of the In For The Kill music video, although he featured as a guest rapper on a remix of the song.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

His high-energy set featured a number of hits including a remix of Gotye's Somebody That I Used to Know and his adrenaline-filled banger Losing It, which landed him a Grammy nomination in 2019.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Spotify made licensing agreements with Universal Music Group for an AI tool allowing premium subscribers to remix and cover UMG artists’ music.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

In our hurried, twenty-first-century way of life, we find the idea of musical collage - the mix, the remix, the iPod shuffle and the mash-up - familiar and unthreatening.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall