to mix or combine things together, or to mix or combine with something else, to make one substance: In a separate bowl, blend the egg and cream. Stir until the flour is blended into the butter.

In linguistics, a blend—also known as a blend word, lexical blend, or portmanteau—is a word formed, usually intentionally, by combining the sounds and meanings of two or more words. English examples include smog, coined by blending smoke and fog, as well as motel, from motor (motorist) and hotel.

type of: blend, coalesce, combine, commingle, conflate, flux, fuse, immix, meld, merge, mix. mix together different elements. verb.