Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - blend
Blend
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v. & n. --v. 1 tr. a mix (esp. sorts of tea, spirits, tobacco, etc.) together to produce a desired flavour etc. b produce by this method (blended whisky). 2 intr. form a harmonious compound; become one. 3 a tr. & intr. (often foll. by with) mingle or be mingled (truth blended with lies; blends well with the locals). b tr. (often foll. by in, with) mix thoroughly. 4 intr. (esp. of colours): a pass imperceptibly into each other. b go well together; harmonize. --n. 1 a a mixture, esp. of various sorts of tea, spirits, tobacco, fibre, etc. b a combination (of different abstract or personal qualities). 2 a portmanteau word. Etymology: ME prob. f. ON blanda mix
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I. verb (~ed; also blent; ~ing) Etymology: Middle English, probably from Old Norse ~-, present stem of blanda to mix; akin to Old English blandan to mix, Lithuanian blandus impure, cloudy Date: 14th century transitive verb mix, to prepare by thoroughly intermingling different varieties or grades, intransitive verb 1. to mingle intimately or unobtrusively, to combine into an integrated whole, to produce a harmonious effect, see: mix II. noun Date: 1883 something produced by ~ing: as, a product prepared by ~ing, a word (as brunch) produced by combining other words or parts of words, a group of two or more consecutive consonants that begin a syllable ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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