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Blend
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What's The Definition Of Blend?
[n] the act of blending components together thoroughly
[n] a word formed by joining two others (e.g., `smog' is a blend of `smoke' and `fog') [n] an occurrence of thorough mixing [v] mix together different elements; "The colors blend well"; "fuse the clutter of detail into a rich narrative"--A. Schlesinger [v] combine into one; "blend the nuts and raisins together"; "he blends in with the crowd"; "We don't intermingle much" [v] blend or harmonize; "This flavor will blend with those in your dish"; "This sofa won't go with the chairs" Synonyms | Synonyms for Blend: blend in | blending | coalesce | combine | commingle | conflate | flux | fuse | go | immingle | immix | intermingle | intermix | meld | merge | mix | portmanteau | portmanteau word Related Terms | Find terms related to Blend: accord | add | addition | admix | admixture | affiliation | agglomeration | aggregation | agreement | alliance | alloy | amalgam | amalgamate | amalgamation | Anschluss | arrange | assimilate | assimilation | association | assonate | atone | attune | be harmonious | be in tune | bemingle | blending | cabal | cartel | centralization | chime | chord | coalesce | coalescence | coalition | combination | combine | combo | come together | commingle | commingling | commix | commixture | compose | composite | composition | compound | comprise | concoct | concoction | confection | confederacy | confederation | congeries | conglomerate | conglomeration | conjugation | conjunction | connect | consolidate | consolidation | conspiracy | contamination | ecumenism | embodiment | embody | emulsify | encompass | encompassment | enosis | ensemble | federalization | federation | flux | fuse | fusion | gradate | grade | graduate | harmonize | hash | homogenize | hookup | hybrid | hybrid word | hybridism | immingle | immix | immixture | include | inclusion | incorporate | incorporation | integrate | integration | interblend | interfuse | interfusion | interlace | interlard | intermingle | intermingling | intermix | intermixture | intertwine | interweave | join | jumble | junction | junta | knead | league | lump together | macaronic | macaronicism | magma | make one | marriage | meld | melding | melodize | melt into one | merge | merger | mingle | mingle-mangle | mingling | mix | mix up | mixture | musicalize | orchestrate | package | package deal | paste | portmanteau | portmanteau word | portmantologism | put together | reembody | roll into one | scramble | shade | shade into | shuffle | solidification | solidify | sound in tune | sound together | stir up | symphonize | synchronize | syncretism | syncretize | syndicate | syndication | syneresis | synthesis | synthesize | telescope word | throw together | tie-up | toss together | tune | unification | unify | union | unite | wedding | work See Also | absorb | accord | accrete | admix | agree | alloy | amalgamate | blend in | change integrity | combination | combining | commingle | commix | compounding | concord | confluence | conflux | conjugate | consort | fit in | harmonise | harmonize | homogenisation | homogenization | melt | merging | mingle | mix | mix | mix in | mix up | mixture | stump | syncretise | syncretize | unify | word Blend In Webster's Dictionary \Blend\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blended} or {Blent}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Blending}.] [OE. blenden, blanden, AS. blandan to
blend, mix; akin to Goth. blandan to mix, Icel. blanda, Sw.
blanda, Dan. blande, OHG. blantan to mis; to unknown origin.]
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.
Blending the grand, the beautiful, the gay.
--Percival.
2. To pollute by mixture or association; to spoil or corrupt;
to blot; to stain. [Obs.] --Spenser.
Syn: To commingle; combine; fuse; merge; amalgamate;
harmonize.
\Blend\, v. i. To mingle; to mix; to unite intimately; to pass or shade insensibly into each other, as colors. There is a tone of solemn and sacred feeling that blends with our conviviality. --Irving. \Blend\, n. 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. \Blend\, v. t. [AS. blendan, from blind blind. See {Blind}, a.] To make blind, literally or figuratively; to dazzle; to deceive. [Obs.] --Chaucer. |
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