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(Latin > French: pour, melt, blend)
(robotics engineers blend expertise from fields of biology and computer engineering to produce robots that mimic living creatures)
(Greek mikso > Latin mixtus: mix, mixed, a mixing, a mingling, an intercourse; to combine or to blend into one mass or substance; to combine things; such as, activities, ideas, styles; to balance and to adjust individual musical performers’ parts to make an overall sound by electronic means)
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“blend”
Something or an idea that is the result of mixing or combining different substances or ideas: Devon sang blends of traditional and modern songs.
The family ate a blend of eggs, cheese, and ham for breakfast.
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blend (verb), blends; blended; blending
1. To gradually become the same as or a part of something else: Damien was blending three colors of paint into one.
2. To mix things thoroughly and usually with good results: Salina often blended fresh fruit and yogurt together for an afternoon snack.
3. To exist together as a combination: Two or more words are blended together to create the word “portmanteau”.
2. To mix things thoroughly and usually with good results: Salina often blended fresh fruit and yogurt together for an afternoon snack.
3. To exist together as a combination: Two or more words are blended together to create the word “portmanteau”.
One example of a portmanteau is when "slang and language" are blended into "slanguage".
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English Words in Action, Group B
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