Blend
Pronunciation: blĕnd
| v. t. | 1. | To mix or mingle together; esp. to mingle, combine, or associate so that the separate things mixed, or the line of demarcation, can not be distinguished. Hence: To confuse; to confound. |
| 2. | To pollute by mixture or association; to spoil or corrupt; to blot; to stain. | |
| v. i. | 1. | To mingle; to mix; to unite intimately; to pass or shade insensibly into each other, as colors. |
| n. | 1. | A thorough mixture of one thing with another, as color, tint, etc., into another, so that it cannot be known where one ends or the other begins. |
| v. t. | 1. | To make blind, literally or figuratively; to dazzle; to deceive. |
| Noun | 1. |  blend - an occurrence of thorough mixing |
| 2. | blend - a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings; "`smog' is a blend of `smoke' and `fog'"; "`motel' is a portmanteau word made by combining `motor' and `hotel'"; "`brunch' is a well-known portmanteau" Synonyms: portmanteau, portmanteau word | |
| 3. | blend - the act of blending components together thoroughly Synonyms: blending | |
| Verb | 1. | blend - combine into one; "blend the nuts and raisins together"; "he blends in with the crowd"; "We don't intermingle much" |
| 2. | blend - blend or harmonize; "This flavor will blend with those in your dish"; "This sofa won't go with the chairs" | |
| 3. | blend - mix together different elements; "The colors blend well" |