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im⋅mix⋅ture

[i-miks-cher]
–noun
1. the act of immixing.
2. the state of being immixed; involvement.

Origin:
1855–60; < L immixt(us) blended (see immix ) + -ure; see mixture
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im·mix   (ĭ-mĭks')   
tr.v.   im·mixed, im·mix·ing, im·mix·es
To commingle; blend.

[Back-formation from Middle English immixte, past participle of immixten, to intermingle with, from Latin immixtus, past participle of immiscēre, to blend : in-, in; see in-2 + miscēre, to mix; see meik- in Indo-European roots.]
im·mix'ture (-mĭks'chər) n.
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