| VERB | contact | blend, intermix, immingle, intermingle | combine into one |
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| stative | blend, go, blend in | blend or harmonize | |
| change | blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge | mix together different elements | |
| NOUN | event | blend | an occurrence of thorough mixing / mixing |
| communication | blend, portmanteau word, portmanteau | a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings | |
| act | blend, blending | the act of blending components together thoroughly |
| Sounds | bleh'nd | |
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| Rhymes | amend ... wend: 48 rhymes with ehnd... | |
| Meaning | An occurrence of thorough mixing / mixing. | |
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| Broader | mix, mixture | An event that combines / combines things in a mixture |
| Spanish | aleación | |
| Verbs | blend | mix together different elements |
| blend | combine into one | |
| Meaning | A new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings. | |
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| Example | "'smog' is a blend of 'smoke' and 'fog'" | |
| Synonyms | portmanteau word, portmanteau | |
| Broader | neologism, neology, coinage | A newly invented word or phrase |
| Usage | brunch | combination breakfast and lunch |
| dandle | Move (a baby) up and down in one's arms or on one's knees | |
| motel | A motor hotel | |
| shopaholic | A compulsive shopper | |
| smog, smogginess | air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog | |
| workaholic | person with a compulsive need to work | |
| Spanish | contracción, palabra baúl, palabra compuesta | |
| Catalan | paraula composta | |
| Meaning | The act of blending components together thoroughly. | |
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| Synonym | blending | |
| Narrower | confluence, conflux, merging | A flowing together |
| homogenization, homogenisation | The act of making something homogeneous or uniform in composition | |
| Broader | combination, combining, compounding | The act of combining things to form a new whole / whole |
| Spanish | mezcla | |
| Catalan | barreja, mescla | |
| Verbs | blend | mix together different elements |
| blend | combine into one | |
| Meaning | combine into one. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
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| Synonyms | intermix, immingle, intermingle | |
| Narrower | commingle | mix or blend |
| Broader | mix, mingle, commix, unify, amalgamate | To bring or combine together or with something else |
| Spanish | combinar, entremezclarse, entremezclar, fusionar, homogeneizar, mestallar, mezclarse, mezclar | |
| Catalan | barrejar-se, barrejar, combinar, entremesclar-se, entremesclar, mesclar-se, mesclar | |
| Nouns | blend | the act of blending components together thoroughly |
| blend | an occurrence of thorough mixing / mixing | |
| blender | an electrically powered mixer with whirling blades that mix or chop or liquefy foods | |
| Meaning | blend or harmonize. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
| Example | "This flavor will blend with those in your dish" | |
| Synonyms | go, blend in | |
| Broader | harmonize, harmonise, consort, accord, concord, fit in, agree | Go together |
| Similar to | fit, go | Be the right size or shape |
| Spanish | casar, combinar, fusionarse, ir | |
| Catalan | anar, casar, combinar | |
| Meaning | mix together different elements. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "The colors blend well" | |
| Synonyms | flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge | |
| Entailed by | weld | join together by heating |
| Narrower | absorb | Cause to become one with |
| accrete | Grow together (of plants and organs) | |
| admix | mix or blend | |
| alloy | make an alloy of | |
| blend in, mix in | Cause (something) to be mixed with (something else) | |
| conjugate | Unite chemically so that the product is easily broken down into the original compounds | |
| gauge | mix in specific proportions | |
| melt, meld | Lose its distinct / distinct outline or shape | |
| syncretize, syncretise | Become fused | |
| Broader | change integrity | change in physical make-up |
| Spanish | combinar, conjugar, fundir, fusionar, mezclar | |
| Catalan | barrejar, combinar, conjugar, fusionar, mesclar-se, mestallar | |
| Nouns | blend | the act of blending components together thoroughly |
| blend | an occurrence of thorough mixing / mixing | |
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