# blend

Pronunciation: say "BLEND" /blɛnd/

## Noun

1. A mixture of two or more things combined together.
   - Simple: A mixture made by combining two or more things.
   - _The perfumer created a new blend of floral and woody scents._
   - _Their house style is a blend of modern and classic design._
4. A word formed by combining parts of two other words, also called a portmanteau.
   - Simple: A word made by joining parts of two other words.
   - _'Smog' is a blend of 'smoke' and 'fog'._
   - _Linguists track how blends enter everyday vocabulary._

## Verb

2. To mix or unite two or more things so closely that they form a single whole.
   - Simple: To mix two or more things together so they join as one.
   - _Skilled painters blend their pigments to create seamless gradients._
   - _He blended the melodies into a single flowing piece._
3. To become mingled or mixed together.
   - Simple: To mix together with something else.
   - _The hills blend into the mist on the horizon._
   - _Over time, the new recruits blended into the team._

## Verb

5. To pollute, spoil, or corrupt something by mixture or association; to stain or blot. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: To spoil or stain something by mixing it with something bad.

## Origin

From Middle English blenden, coming either from Old English blandan or from Old Norse blanda ("to blend, mix"), or from a blend of both; all ultimately from Proto-Germanic *blandaną ("to blend, mix, combine"). Related forms include Danish blande and Middle Dutch blanden ("to mix").

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/blend (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).