[blend] vb blend.ed also blent ; blend.ing [ME, modif. of ON blanda; akin to OE blandan to mix, Lith blandus impure, cloudy] vt (14c) 1: mix; esp: 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 ~ vi 1 a: to mingle intimately or unobtrusively b: to combine into an integrated whole
2: to produce a harmonious effect syn see mix
[2]blend n (1883) 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