- blend
- blend1 [ blend ] verb1. ) transitive to mix different foods or other substances together:Blend the butter and the sugar together.blend something with something: bio-fuel blended with standard dieselblend something into something: Blend three drops of rosemary oil into the mixture.a ) intransitive to join with another substance to form a mixture:The ingredients had blended into a sticky mess.2. ) transitive to combine different tastes, styles, qualities, etc. in a way that is attractive or effective:Their music blends jazz and pop in a stylish contemporary sound.a ) intransitive to be combined with other things in an attractive or effective way:blend with: The sweetness of the yogurt blends nicely with the sharpness of the lemons.,blend `in phrasal verb intransitiveif someone or something blends in, they are similar to the other people, objects, buildings, etc. around them, and so they seem appropriate or you do not notice them:blend in with: The new library blends in perfectly with the surrounding buildings.Security men were trying to blend in with the crowd.`blend ,into phrasal verb transitiveblend into something to seem to gradually change into something else:Her dreams had a way of blending into her waking thoughts.blendblend 2 [ blend ] noun count1. ) a combination of different tastes, styles, qualities, etc. that produces an attractive or effective result:a delicious blend of sweet and sour spices2. ) a mixture of different types of tea, coffee, alcoholic drinks, or tobacco3. ) LINGUISTICS a word formed by combining parts of two other words, for example brunch is a mixture of breakfast and lunch
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.