1. (

• blend

) an occurrence of thorough mixing ;

2. (

• blend ,
• portmanteau_word ,
• portmanteau

) a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings; "`smog' is a blend of `smoke' and `fog'"; "`motel' is a portmanteau word made by combining `motor' and `hotel'"; "`brunch' is a well-known portmanteau" ;

3. (

• blend ,
• blending ,

) the act of blending components together thoroughly ;

1. (

• blend ,
• intermix ,
• immingle ,
• intermingle

) combine into one; "blend the nuts and raisins together"; "he blends in with the crowd"; "We don't intermingle much" ;

2. (

• blend ,
• go ,
• blend_in

) blend or harmonize; "This flavor will blend with those in your dish"; "This sofa won't go with the chairs" ;

3. (

• blend ,
• flux ,
• mix ,
• conflate ,
• commingle ,
• immix ,
• fuse ,
• coalesce ,
• meld ,
• combine ,
• merge ,

) mix together different elements; "The colors blend well" ;