Blend
/blɛnd/noun
To mix things together so they become one smooth whole.
Did you know?Blend is probably a Scandinavian loanword, and its long history helped English name the act of merging things so thoroughly that their boundaries disappear.
Etymological Timeline
Old Norse
ON
blanda
“to mix, mingle, stir”
Old English
OE
blendan
“to mix, especially to make cloudy or dim”
Middle English
ME
blenden
“to mix or mingle; also to deceive or confuse”
16th Century
English
blend
“to mix smoothly or combine into one”
Modern English
English
blend
“to combine different things into a single unified whole”