1. [n]  the act of blending components together thoroughly
2. [n]  a word formed by joining two others (e.g., `smog' is a blend of `smoke' and `fog')
3. [n]  an occurrence of thorough mixing
4. [v]  mix together different elements; "The colors blend well"; "fuse the clutter of detail into a rich narrative"--A. Schlesinger
5. [v]  combine into one; "blend the nuts and raisins together"; "he blends in with the crowd"; "We don't intermingle much"
6. [v]  blend or harmonize; "This flavor will blend with those in your dish"; "This sofa won't go with the chairs"

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1. \Blend\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blended} or {Blent}; p. pr.
   & vb. n. {Blending}.] [OE. blenden, blanden, AS. blandan to
   blend, mix; akin to Goth. blandan to mix, Icel. blanda, Sw.
   blanda, Dan. blande, OHG. blantan to mis; to unknown origin.]
   1. To mix or mingle together; esp. to mingle, combine, or
      associate so that the separate things mixed, or the line
      of demarcation, can not be distinguished. Hence: To
      confuse; to confound.
            Blending the grand, the beautiful, the gay.
                                                  --Percival.
   2. To pollute by mixture or association; to spoil or corrupt;
      to blot; to stain. [Obs.] --Spenser.
   Syn: To commingle; combine; fuse; merge; amalgamate;
        harmonize.
   

2. \Blend\, v. i.
   To mingle; to mix; to unite intimately; to pass or shade
   insensibly into each other, as colors.
         There is a tone of solemn and sacred feeling that
         blends with our conviviality.            --Irving.
   

3. \Blend\, n.
   A thorough mixture of one thing with another, as color, tint,
   etc., into another, so that it cannot be known where one ends
   or the other begins.
   

4. \Blend\, v. t. [AS. blendan, from blind blind. See
   {Blind}, a.]
   To make blind, literally or figuratively; to dazzle; to
   deceive. [Obs.] --Chaucer.