alloy (v.) Copy link Outline I. To mix a less valuable with a more valuable metal1. misceo, cui, mixtum, 2 (the context showing the exact sense)2. perh. tempĕro, 1 (i. e. to adjust precisely)II. Fig.1. corrumpo, rūpi, ruptum, 32. misceo, 2 (with inverted constr. as compared with the Eng.) • alloy (v.): I. To mix a less valuable with a more valuable metal: 1. misceo, cui, mixtum, 2 (the context showing the exact sense): the triumvir Antony a.'d the denarius with iron, miscuit denario triumvir Antonius ferrum, Plin. 33, 46. 2. perh. tempĕro, 1 (i. e. to adjust precisely): Cic. Off. 3, 33, 119, uses misceri et temperari of the mixture and adjustment of parts in a compound: (cf. alloy, subs. II.): v. to mix, adulterate. II. Fig.: to blend an element of evil with good: 1. corrumpo, rūpi, ruptum, 3: to a. the fame of great achievements, rerum gestarum famam c., Curt.: v. to tarnish, mar. 2. misceo, 2 (with inverted constr. as compared with the Eng.): joy is a.'d with sorrow, miscentur tristia laetis, Ov. Phr.: pleasure is a.'d with pain, medio de fonte leporum surgit amari aliquid, Lucr. 4, 1129.