unmix
Reverse a combination
To unmix is to separate things that have been combined—reversing a mixture back into its original components.
The word appears in technical contexts like audio engineering, where you might unmix a recording to isolate individual instruments or voices.
More broadly, it describes any attempt to undo a blending: You can't unmix the paint once it's stirred together.
Separate into parts
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
- segregateSeparate by category
- isolateSeparate from others
- disconnectTo break a connection
detach · disentangle · dissociate · decouple · sunder · disunite · disjoin · disperse
Reverse a prior action
- revertReturn to earlier condition
- restoreReturn to earlier state
- uncombineReverse a merger
- unmergeUndo a consolidation
unscramble · reconstitute · recover · retrieve · return · reverse · unbundle · deconvolute
divide
Separate into parts
disconnect · detach · disentangle · dissociate · decouple · sunder · disunite · disjoin · disperse · disaggregate
undo
Reverse a prior action
unmerge · unscramble · reconstitute · recover · retrieve · return · reverse · unbundle · deconvolute · untangle
isolate
Separate from others
channel · layer · vocal · instrumental · master · remaster · stereo · mono · balance · equalize