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Blend \Blend\ (bl[e^]nd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blended} or
{Blent} (bl[e^]nt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Blending}.] [OE.
blenden, blanden, AS. blandan to blend, mix; akin to Goth.
blandan to mix, Icel. blanda, Sw. blanda, Dan. blande, OHG.
blantan to mis; to unknown origin.]
1. To mix or mingle together; esp. to mingle, combine, or
associate so that the separate things mixed, or the line
of demarcation, can not be distinguished. Hence: To
confuse; to confound.
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Blending the grand, the beautiful, the gay.
--Percival.
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2. To pollute by mixture or association; to spoil or corrupt;
to blot; to stain. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Syn: To commingle; combine; fuse; merge; amalgamate;
harmonize.
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blended \blended\ adj.
1. combined or mixed together so that the constituent parts
are indistinguishable. Antonym of {unblended}. [Narrower
terms: {alloyed}; {emulsified}; {homogenized}]

Syn: mingled, commingled.
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2. homogeneous {heterogeneous}
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