blend

¹blend

verb \ˈblend\

blend·ed also blent \ˈblent\ blend·ing

Definition of BLEND

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

Examples of BLEND

1. The music blends traditional and modern melodies.
2. She blends psychology and crime in her new novel.

Origin of BLEND

Middle English, probably from Old Norse blend-, present stem of blanda to mix; akin to Old English blandan to mix, Lithuanian blandus impure, cloudy

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to BLEND

Synonyms

amalgamate, combine, comingle, commingle, commix, composite, concrete, conflate, fuse, homogenize, immingle, immix, incorporate, integrate, interfuse, intermingle, intermix, meld, merge, mingle, mix

Antonyms

break down, break up, separate, unmix

Related Words

add, admix, beat (in), cut in, fold, stir, toss; coalesce, compound, emulsify; conjoin, join, knit, link, unite; intertwine, interweave, weave

Near Antonyms

cleave, disjoin, disunite, divide, divorce, part, rupture, sever, sunder; disperse, dissolve, scatter; detach, disengage, split

See Synonym Discussion at mix

Rhymes with BLEND

bend, blende, end, fend, friend, lend, mend, rend, scend, send, shend, spend, tend, trend, vend, wend, Wend

²blend

noun

Definition of BLEND

1

: something produced by blending: as

a : a product prepared by blending

b : a word (as brunch) produced by combining other words or parts of words

2

: a group of two or more consecutive consonants that begin a syllable

Examples of BLEND

1. a blend of cream and eggs
2. a blend of traditional and modern melodies

First Known Use of BLEND

1883

Related to BLEND

Synonyms

admixture, alloy, amalgam, amalgamation, cocktail, combination, composite, compound, conflation, emulsion, fusion, intermixture, meld, mix, mixture, synthesis

Related Words

half-and-half; absorption, blending, coalescence, coalition, commingling, commixture, compost, concretion, homogenization, immingling, immixture, incorporation, integration, interfusion, intermingling, mergence, merger, merging, mingling; assortment, hash, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, jumble, medley, mélange, mishmash, motley, patchwork, potpourri, variety; accumulation, aggregation, conglomeration

Near Antonyms

component, constituent, element, ingredient