Mix vs Confect - What's the difference?
mix | confect |
To stir two or more substances together.
To combine items from two or more sources normally kept separate.
* (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
* {{quote-book, year=1935, author=
, title=Death on the Centre Court, chapter=1
, passage=She mixed furniture with the same fatal profligacy as she mixed drinks, and this outrageous contact between things which were intended by Nature to be kept poles apart gave her an inexpressible thrill.}}
To form by mingling; to produce by the stirring together of ingredients; to compound of different parts.
* (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
* (Francis Bacon) (1561-1626)
* {{quote-book, year=1935, author=
, title=Death on the Centre Court, chapter=1
, passage=She mixed furniture with the same fatal profligacy as she mixed drinks, and this outrageous contact between things which were intended by Nature to be kept poles apart gave her an inexpressible thrill.}}
To use a mixer (machine) on.
(music) To combine several tracks.
(music) To produce a finished version of a recording.
To unite with in company; to join; to associate.
* Bible, (w) vii. 8
The result of mixing two or more substances; a mixture.
The result of combining items normally kept separate.
(music) The result of mixing several tracks.
(music) The finished version of a recording.
To make up, prepare, compound, construct, assemble, form, mix, mingle or put together by combining ingredients or materials; to concoct.
* 1629 , , Travels in Persia
*:Of this were confected the famous everlasting lamps and tapers.
(obsolete) To make into a confection; to prepare as a candy, sweetmeat, preserve, or the like.
*1613 , , Brittania's Pastorals ,
*:Saffron confected in Cilicia,
(obsolete) A rich, sweet, food item made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts; a confection, comfit.
* Harvey
* 1889 ,
As nouns the difference between mix and confect
is that mix is mix while confect is (obsolete) a rich, sweet, food item made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts; a confection, comfit.As a verb confect is
to make up, prepare, compound, construct, assemble, form, mix, mingle or put together by combining ingredients or materials; to concoct.mix
English
(wikipedia mix)Alternative forms
* mixe (archaic)Etymology 1
From (etyl) mixen, from (etyl) mixian, Skeat, An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language , "Mix.". More at mash.Verb
- fair persuasions mixed with sugared words
George Goodchild
- Hast thou no poison mixed ?
- I have chosen an argument mixed of religious and civil considerations.
George Goodchild
- Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people.
Synonyms
* (stir two or more substances together) blend, combine, mingle, intermix, mix together, mix up * (combine items from two or more sources normally kept separate) mix together, mix up, muddle, muddle upDerived terms
* (l) * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l)Etymology 2
From (etyl) mixte, from (etyl) mixtus, past participle of . Form of the noun influenced by the verb.Noun
(es)- Now add the raisins to the mix .
- My recipe file was now a mix of meat and dairy.
- The combination of classical music and hip hop is a surprisingly good mix .
- The rhythm mix sounds muddy.
- I've almost finished the mix for this song.
Derived terms
* dance mix * dub mix * into the mix * mix and match * mixling * mix-up, mixup * pick 'n' mix * remix * megamixReferences
confect
English
Verb
(en verb)- The woman confected a home-remedy for the traveler's illness .
- The young bride's friends confected a dress from odds and ends of fabric.
- [My joys] are still confected with some fears.'' -- ''Stirling
book 1, song 2
Noun
(en noun)- At supper eat a pippin roasted and sweetened with sugar of roses and caraway confects .
- She made salves and eyewaters, powders and confects , cordials and persico, orangeflower water and cherry brandy, each in its due season, and all of the best.