per-misceo, scŭi, stum, and xtum, 2, v. a., to mix or mingle together; to commingle, intermingle.
I Lit.: naturam cum materiā, Cic. Univ. 7: permixti cum suis fugientibus, Caes. B. G. 7, 62: permixtum senatui populi concilium, Liv. 21, 14: equites turbae hostium, id. 39, 51: fructus acerbitate permixti, Cic. Planc. 38, 92; Plin. 28, 17, 67, § 231: generique cruorem Sanguine cum soceri permiscuit impius ensis, Ov. M. 14, 801: omnes in oratione esse quasi permixtos et confusos pedes, Cic. Or. 57, 195: (gagates lapis) medetur strumis cerae permixtus, Plin. 36, 19, 34, § 142: corpora viva permista sepultis, Luc. 2, 152: alicui totum ensem, to plunge his whole sword into his body , Sil. 10, 259.—
II Trop.
A In gen., to mix or mingle together; to commingle , intermingle : ne tuas sordes cum clarissimorum virorum splendore permisceas, Cic. Vatin. 5, 13: tristia laetis, Sil. 13, 385: geminas e sanguine matris permistura domos, Luc. 2, 333: acerbitas morum ne vino quidem permista, Cic. Phil. 12, 11, 26.—Of language: quibus (intervallis longis et brevibus) implicata atque permixta oratio, Cic. Or. 56, 187.—
B In partic., to confound , disturb , throw into confusion , Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 50, § 123: omnia, id. Planc. 17, 41; cf.: omnia divina humanaque jura permiscentur, Caes. B. C. 1, 6 fin. : domum, Verg. A. 7, 348; Sall. J. 5, 2: Graeciam, Cic. Or. 9, 20: omnia gravi timore, Flor. 1, 18, 12.
V —Hence, permixtus , a, um (perh. not permistus in class. Lat.), P. a.
A Promiscuous , confused : permixta caedes, Lucr. 3, 643; 5, 1313: mores, disordered , disorderly , id. 3, 749.—
B Filled : permixtus maerore, Ap. Met. 9, 39, 11.—Adv.: per-mixtē , confusedly , promiscuously , Cic. Inv. 1, 22, 32; id. Part. 7, 24.