blend
blend /bl'end/ (blends blending blended)
1 [V-RECIP] V n with n, V pl-n, pl-n V, also V
If you blend substances together or if they blend, you mix them together so that they become one substance.
Blend the butter with the sugar and beat until light and creamy...
Blend the ingredients until you have a smooth cream...
Put the soap and water in a pan and leave to stand until they have blended...
2 [N-COUNT] usu sing, usu N of n
A blend of things is a mixture or combination of them that is useful or pleasant.
The public areas offer a subtle blend of traditional charm with modern amenities.
3 [V-RECIP] pl-n V, V with n
When colours, sounds, or styles blend, they come together or are combined in a pleasing way.
You could paint the walls and ceilings the same colour so they blend together.
...the picture, furniture and porcelain collections that blend so well with the house itself.
4 [VERB] V n with n, V n
If you blend ideas, policies, or styles, you use them together in order to achieve something.
His `cosmic vision' is to blend Christianity with `the wisdom of all world religions'.
...a band that blended jazz, folk and classical music.blend in
or blend into
1 [PHRASAL VERB] V P with n, V P n
If something blends into the background, it is so similar to the background that it is difficult to see or hear it separately.
The toad had changed its colour to blend in with its new environment.
...a continuous pale neutral grey, almost blending into the sky...
2 [PHRASAL VERB] V P n, V P, V P with n
If someone blends into a particular group or situation, they seem to belong there, because their appearance or behaviour is similar to that of the other people involved.
It must have reinforced my determination to blend into my surroundings...
She felt she would blend in nicely...
He blended in with the crowd at the art sale.
1 [V-RECIP] V n with n, V pl-n, pl-n V, also V
If you blend substances together or if they blend, you mix them together so that they become one substance.
Blend the butter with the sugar and beat until light and creamy...
Blend the ingredients until you have a smooth cream...
Put the soap and water in a pan and leave to stand until they have blended...
2 [N-COUNT] usu sing, usu N of n
A blend of things is a mixture or combination of them that is useful or pleasant.
The public areas offer a subtle blend of traditional charm with modern amenities.
3 [V-RECIP] pl-n V, V with n
When colours, sounds, or styles blend, they come together or are combined in a pleasing way.
You could paint the walls and ceilings the same colour so they blend together.
...the picture, furniture and porcelain collections that blend so well with the house itself.
4 [VERB] V n with n, V n
If you blend ideas, policies, or styles, you use them together in order to achieve something.
His `cosmic vision' is to blend Christianity with `the wisdom of all world religions'.
...a band that blended jazz, folk and classical music.blend in
or blend into
1 [PHRASAL VERB] V P with n, V P n
If something blends into the background, it is so similar to the background that it is difficult to see or hear it separately.
The toad had changed its colour to blend in with its new environment.
...a continuous pale neutral grey, almost blending into the sky...
2 [PHRASAL VERB] V P n, V P, V P with n
If someone blends into a particular group or situation, they seem to belong there, because their appearance or behaviour is similar to that of the other people involved.
It must have reinforced my determination to blend into my surroundings...
She felt she would blend in nicely...
He blended in with the crowd at the art sale.