Antonyms for mix up

Grammar : Verb

Spell : miks-uhp

Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɪksˌʌp

Definition of mix up

Origin : 1530s, back-formation from Middle English myxte (early 15c.) "composed of more than one element, of mixed nature," from Anglo-French mixte, from Latin mixtus, past participle of miscere "to mix, mingle, blend; fraternize with; throw into confusion," from PIE *meik- "to mix" (cf. Sanskrit misrah "mixed," Greek misgein, mignynai "to mix, mix up, mingle; to join, bring together; join (battle); make acquainted with," Old Church Slavonic mešo, mesiti "to mix," Russian meshat, Lithuanian maišau "to mix, mingle," Welsh mysgu). Also borrowed in Old English as miscian. Related: Mixed; mixing.

verb confuse

Example sentences :

But now, I swear, I mix up with the loss, his triumph in telling it.
Extract from : « The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby » by Charles Dickens

Take the message as I have given it you, and do not dare to mix up anything of your own with it.
Extract from : « Barrington » by Charles James Lever

You mix up princess-ing and real, so that I get quite muddled.
Extract from : « A Christmas Posy » by Mary Louisa Stewart Molesworth

Then I simply cannot understand why you want to mix up in this rat business.
Extract from : « The Rat Racket » by David Henry Keller

Both are means of noble education—but you must not mix up the two.
Extract from : « On the Old Road, Vol. 2 (of 2) » by John Ruskin

Anyhow, I don't see what great call you got to mix up in it.
Extract from : « The Brass Bound Box » by Evelyn Raymond

You mix up justification and sanctification, as though they were but one.
Extract from : « It Might Have Been » by Emily Sarah Holt

"But tell us how you came to mix up with that bunch," he continued.
Extract from : « Bar-20 Days » by Clarence E. Mulford

I don't know as I want to mix up in any of your lawless operations.
Extract from : « Motor Matt's "Century" Run » by Stanley R. Matthews

For heaven's sake, don't let's try to mix up business with pleasure.
Extract from : « The Drunkard » by Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull

Synonyms for mix up

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