I.inf. pres. pass. immiscerier, Verg. G. 1, 454) v. a. in-misceo, to mix in, intermix, intermingle, blend (not freq. till after the Aug. per.; not in Cic. or Cæs.).
I. Lit.: “semina farinae,” Col. 11, 3, 5; 12, 20, 3; 12, 38, 6 sq.: “vos meorum militum corpori immiscui,” Curt. 10, 3, 10: “elephanti per modica intervalla agmini immixti,” id. 8, 12, 7: “manus manibus,” Verg. A. 5, 429: “summis ima,” Ov. M. 7, 278: “sin maculae incipient rutilo immiscerier igni,” Verg. G. 1, 454: “immixta corporibus semina,” Lucr. 3, 393; cf. id. 1, 877: “immixtus castris hostium,” Vell. 1, 2, 1: “mediis se immiscuit armis,” Verg. A. 11, 815; cf.: “feminas metus turbae virorum immiscuerat,” Liv. 22, 60, 2: “se nubi atrae,” Verg. A. 10, 662.—
B. Transf., to cling to: “vestis immiscet cutem,” Sen. Herc. Oet. 829.—
C. Esp.: se immiscere, or immisceri, to join, unite with any one, associate with: “turbae servientium,” Tac. Agr. 4, 40: “turbae sacricolarum,” id. H. 3, 74: “manipulis,” id. Agr. 28: “cur immisceri sibi in cavea patres plebem nollent,” Liv. 34, 54, 6: “equites se peditibus,” id. 31, 35, 5: “ita se immiscuit mediis,” id. 39, 31, 8: “se hostibus,” id. 9, 36, 4: “veteribus militibus,” id. 40, 38, 11; 7, 12, 4; 3, 50, 10: “vadimus immixti Danais,” Verg. A. 2, 396: “se alienae familiae venali,” Quint. 7, 2, 26; cf.: “se pavonum gregi,” Phaedr. 1, 3, 7.—
II. Trop.
A. In gen.: “caelestibus immisceri,” Sen. ad Helv. 1, 8: “si virtuti se voluptas immiscuisset,” id. Vit. Beat. 7, 2; id. Ep. 87, 27: “vera falsis,” id. ib. 90, 29: “sic enim vitia virtutibus inmixta sunt,” id. ib. 114, 12: “non fugienda petendis Immiscere,” Hor. S. 1, 2, 76: “quibus necessitudinibus immiscere te mihi parem,” Tac. A. 4, 40 fin.: “immixtaque vota timori,” Ov. H. 6, 73: “nec parvis periculis immixtus,” Tac. H. 4, 85.—
B. Esp.
1. To mingle, associate, connect one thing with another: “sortem fortunae regnique sui cum rebus Romanis,” Liv. 45, 14, 3 (dub. Weissenb. ex conj. miscuisset).—
2. Se immiscere (immisceri) alicui rei, to take part in, concern one's self with, meddle with: “fero et contionibus et comitiis se immiscere,” Liv. 34, 2, 1; cf.: “ne adfinitatibus, ne propinquitatibus immisceamur,” id. 4, 4, 6: “ne Philippus rebus Graeciae immisceretur,” id. 27, 30, 5: “cum se immiscuissent colloquiis montanorum,” Liv. 21, 32, 10: “Fidenati bello se jam ante immiscuerant,” id. 5, 8, 6: “se negotiis alienis,” Dig. 3, 5, 3 fin.: “se bonis hereditariis,” Gai. Inst. 2, 163.
