Meaning

• A mixture of two or more things.

  "Our department has a good blend of experienced workers and young promise."

• A word formed by combining two other words; a grammatical contamination, portmanteau word.

Meaning

• To mingle; to mix; to unite intimately; to pass or shade insensibly into each other.

  "To make hummus you need to blend chickpeas, olive oil, lemon juice and garlic."

• To be mingled or mixed.

• To pollute by mixture or association; to spoil or corrupt; to blot; to stain.