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Feb 13, 2007 14:32

immix (i-MIKS)

verb tr.

To mix; to blend.

[Back-formation of Middle English immixt, from Latin immixtus, past participle of immiscere (to blend), from in- (intensive prefix) + miscere (to mix). Ultimately from the Indo-European root meik- (to mix) that's also the source of mix, miscellaneous, meddle, medley, melee, promiscuous, and mustang.]

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petrusplancius February 13 2007, 18:46:15 UTC
Now completely dead, I think; it must always have been rare, I can't in fact remember ever having stumbled across it. 'Admix' and 'admixture' convey a useful shade of meaning, but this really does not because one can simply say 'mix in'.

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