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blend

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an occurrence of thorough mixing(noun.event)

source: wordnet30
a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings(noun.communication)

Example:
`smog' is a blend of `smoke' and `fog'.

Synonym:
portmanteau, portmanteau word

source: wordnet30
the act of blending components together thoroughly(noun.act)

Synonym:
blending

source: wordnet30
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.(noun)

source: webster1913

combine into one(verb.contact)

Example:
Blend the nuts and raisins together.
He blends in with the crowd.

Synonym:
immingle, intermingle, intermix

source: wordnet30
blend or harmonize(verb.stative)

Example:
This flavor will blend with those in your dish.

Synonym:
blend in, go

source: wordnet30
mix together different elements(verb.change)

Example:
The colors blend well.

Synonym:
coalesce, combine, commingle, conflate, flux, fuse, immix, meld, merge, mix

source: wordnet30
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.(verb)

source: webster1913
To mingle; to mix; to unite intimately; to pass or shade insensibly into each other, as colors.(verb)

source: webster1913
To make blind, literally or figuratively; to dazzle; to deceive.(verb)

source: webster1913

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