Sekirov Dictionary

blend

/blɛnd/

verb 3
noun 2
forms 6
phrases 3

verb3

•
To mingle; to mix; to unite intimately; to pass or shade insensibly into each other.
- To make hummus you need to blend chickpeas, olive oil, lemon juice and garlic.
•
To be mingled or mixed.
- There is a tone of solemn and sacred feeling that blends with our conviviality. — 1819
•
(no longer used) To pollute by mixture or association; to spoil or corrupt; to blot; to stain.
- These stormes, which now his beauty blend, Shall turn to calmes. — 1595

noun2

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A mixture of two or more things.
- Their music has been described as a blend of jazz and heavy metal.
- Our department has a good blend of experienced workers and young promise.
A word formed by combining two other words; a portmanteau word.

forms

blended · blent · blending · blendeth · blends · blendest

Phrases with blend

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