BLEND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does blend mean? 

• BLEND (noun)
  The noun BLEND has 3 senses:

1. an occurrence of thorough mixing

2. a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings

3. the act of blending components together thoroughly

  Familiarity information: BLEND used as a noun is uncommon.

• BLEND (verb)
  The verb BLEND has 3 senses:

1. combine into one

2. blend or harmonize

3. mix together different elements

  Familiarity information: BLEND used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BLEND (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An occurrence of thorough mixing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("blend" is a kind of...):

mix; mixture (an event that combines things in a mixture)

Derivation:

blend (mix together different elements)

blend (combine into one)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

blend; portmanteau; portmanteau word

Context example:

'brunch' is a well-known portmanteau

Hypernyms ("blend" is a kind of...):

coinage; neologism; neology (a newly invented word or phrase)

Domain member usage:

smog; smogginess (air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog)

dandle (move (a baby) up and down in one's arms or on one's knees)

workaholic (person with a compulsive need to work)

shopaholic (a compulsive shopper)

brunch (combination breakfast and lunch; usually served in late morning)

motel (a motor hotel)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The act of blending components together thoroughly

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

blend; blending

Hypernyms ("blend" is a kind of...):

combination; combining; compounding (the act of combining things to form a new whole)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "blend"):

confluence; conflux; merging (a flowing together)

homogenisation; homogenization (the act of making something homogeneous or uniform in composition)

Derivation:

blend (mix together different elements)

blend (combine into one)

• BLEND (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they blend    ... he / she / it blends   
Past simple: blended    / blent   
Past participle: blended    / blent   
-ing form: blending   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Combine into one

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

blend; immingle; intermingle; intermix

Context example:

We don't intermingle much

Hypernyms (to "blend" is one way to...):

amalgamate; commix; mingle; mix; unify (to bring or combine together or with something else)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "blend"):

commingle (mix or blend)

Sentence frames:

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Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

blend (the act of blending components together thoroughly)

blend (an occurrence of thorough mixing)

blender (an electrically powered mixer with whirling blades that mix or chop or liquefy foods)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Blend or harmonize

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

blend; blend in; go

Context example:

This sofa won't go with the chairs

Hypernyms (to "blend" is one way to...):

accord; agree; concord; consort; fit in; harmonise; harmonize (go together)

Verb group:

fit; go (be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired)

Sentence frames:

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Something is ----ing PP

Sense 3

Meaning:

Mix together different elements

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

blend; coalesce; combine; commingle; conflate; flux; fuse; immix; meld; merge; mix

Context example:

The colors blend well

Hypernyms (to "blend" is one way to...):

change integrity (change in physical make-up)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "blend"):

gauge (mix in specific proportions)

absorb (cause to become one with)

meld; melt (lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually)

blend in; mix in (cause (something) to be mixed with (something else))

accrete (grow together (of plants and organs))

conjugate (unite chemically so that the product is easily broken down into the original compounds)

admix (mix or blend)

alloy (make an alloy of)

syncretise; syncretize (become fused)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

blend (the act of blending components together thoroughly)

blend (an occurrence of thorough mixing)

 Context examples 

Both Venus and Uranus will be in earth-sign Taurus, blending perfectly with your earth-sign Capricorn, so professional news should be welcome and sudden, even thrilling.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

“Oh!” cried Emma, “I know there is not a better creature in the world: but you must allow, that what is good and what is ridiculous are most unfortunately blended in her.”

(Emma, by Jane Austen)

L-arginine/Korean ginseng/Ginkgo biloba/Damiana-based supplement contains a blend of the amino acid L-arginine and the herbs Korean ginseng, Ginkgo biloba, and damiana (Turnera aphrodisiaca) in addition to 14 other vitamins and minerals.

(L-Arginine/Korean Ginseng/Ginkgo biloba/Damiana-Based Supplement, NCI Thesaurus)

To Janzen, the find is supportive of his field discoveries, making a case for the blending of field and lab investigations.

(Between ants and acacias, timing is everything, National Science Foundation)

A mechanical device designed to blend materials or an electronic device designed to blend signals.

(Mixer Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)

See how the figures loom up, are dimly seen, and then blend once more into the cloud-bank.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Both men were a little winded, and their quick, high breathing, with the light patter of their feet as they danced round each other, blended into one continuous, long-drawn sound.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The new studies suggest that people can become infected by consuming açaí when the insect vector, or its faeces, are accidentally mixed with the fruit while blending the juice.

(Açaí fruit can transmit Chagas disease, SciDev.Net)

It contains two galaxies that are merging, creating a partially blended mix of stars from each galaxy in the process.

(Chandra Samples Galactic Goulash, NASA)

Despite this genetic mixing, the distinct appearance and behaviours of the two species remain intact, and have not become blended.

(Butterflies are genetically wired to choose a mate that looks just like them, University of Cambridge)