blend
[ blend ]
/ blɛnd /
verb (used with object), blend·ed or blent, blend·ing.
verb (used without object), blend·ed or blent, blend·ing.
noun
Origin of blend
1250–1300; Middle English
blenden, Old English
blendan to mix, for
blandan; cognate with Old Norse
blanda, Old High German
blantan to mix
SYNONYMS FOR blend
1, 5 mingle, commingle, combine, amalgamate, unite.
5 coalesce.
8, 9 combination, amalgamation.
OTHER WORDS FROM blend
Words nearby blend
bleeper,
bleeping,
blellum,
blemish,
blench,
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blended family,
blended learning,
blended whiskey,
blender
Example sentences from the Web for blending
British Dictionary definitions for blending
blend
/ (blɛnd) /
verb
to mix or mingle (components) together thoroughly
(tr)
to mix (different grades or varieties of tea, whisky, tobacco, etc) to produce a particular flavour, consistency, etc
(intr)
to look good together; harmonize
(intr)
(esp of colours) to shade imperceptibly into each other
noun
Word Origin for blend
Old English
blandan; related to
blendan to deceive, Old Norse
blanda, Old High German
blantan