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• commix — /keuh miks /, v.t., v.i. to mix together; blend. [1375 1425; back formation from commixt (ptp.), ME < L commixtus (ptp. of commiscere), equiv. to com COM + mix (var. s. of miscere to mix) + tus ptp. ending] * * * …   Universalium

• commixture — /keuh miks cheuhr/, n. 1. the act or process of commixing. 2. the condition of being commixed; mixture. 3. (in a Eucharistic service) the placing of a part of the Host in the chalice. [1580 90; < L commixtura, equiv. to commixt(us) (see COMMIX) + …   Universalium

• commix — com•mix [[t]kəˈmɪks[/t]] v. t. v. i. to mix together; blend • Etymology: 1375–1425; ME commixt (ptp.) < L commixtus, ptp. of commiscēre to mix together com•mix′ture, n …   From formal English to slang

• commix — [kə miks′] vt., vi. [back form. < ME commixt, mixed together < L commixtus: see COMMIXTURE] Archaic to mix together; blend …   English World dictionary

• commix — v.tr. & intr. archaic or poet. mix. Derivatives: commixture n. Etymology: ME: back form. f. commixt past part. f. L commixtus (as COM , MIXED) …   Useful english dictionary

• com|mix — «kuh MIHKS», transitive verb, intransitive verb. to mix together; commingle. ╂[back formation < earlier commixt < Latin commixtus, past participle of commiscēre < com together + miscēre to mix] …   Useful english dictionary