blend

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Pronunciation: 'blend
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): blend·ed also blent

/'blent/; blend·ing
Etymology: Middle English, probably from Old Norse blend-, present stem of blanda to mix; akin to Old English blandan to mix, Lithuanian blandus impure, cloudy
transitive verb
1 : MIX; especially : to combine or associate so that the separate constituents or the line of demarcation cannot be distinguished
2 : to prepare by thoroughly intermingling different varieties or grades
intransitive verb
1 a : to mingle intimately or unobtrusively b : to combine into an integrated whole
2 : to produce a harmonious effect
synonym see MIX

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