immix

[ ih-miks ]

verb (used with object)

, im·mixed or im·mixt, im·mix·ing.

1. to mix in; mingle.

immix

/ ɪˈmɪks /

verb

1. archaic.
   tr to mix in; commix

Derived Forms

• imˈmixture, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of immix¹

First recorded in 1400–50; back formation from Middle English immixt(e) “mixed in,” from Latin immixtus, past participle of immiscēre “to blend,” equivalent to im- “in” + mix- + -tus past participle suffix; im- ¹, mix

Example Sentences

To use the language of theologists, the hypostatic union of the two natures must have taken place before his birth, and immixed in the womb of his mother.

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Samson with these immixed, inevitably Pulled down the same destruction on himself; The vulgar only 'scaped who stood without.

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Samson, with these immixed, inevitably Pulled down the same destruction on himself; The vulgar only 'scaped who stood without.

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As soon as when she riseth, flowing tears Stream down her cheeks, immixed with deadly groans, Whereby her inward sorrow so appears, That as salt tears the cruel cause bemoans.

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Neither can the joys of our poor bodies be smooth and equal; but on the contrary they must be coarse and harsh, and immixed with much that is displeasing and inflamed.

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