blend in

blend in
verb
1. blend or harmonize
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This flavor will blend with those in your dish

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This sofa won't go with the chairs

• Syn: ↑blend, ↑go
• Hypernyms:
↑harmonize, ↑harmonise, ↑consort, ↑accord, ↑concord, ↑fit in, ↑agree
• Verb Group: ↑fit, ↑go
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s

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Something is ——ing PP

2. cause (something) to be mixed with (something else)
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At this stage of making the cake, blend in the nuts

• Syn: ↑mix in
• Hypernyms:
↑blend, ↑flux, ↑mix, ↑conflate, ↑commingle, ↑immix, ↑fuse, ↑coalesce, ↑meld, ↑combine, ↑merge
• Hyponyms: ↑cut in
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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ˌblend ˈin [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they blend in he/she/it blends in present participle blending in past tense blended in past participle blended in] phrasal verb
if someone or something blends in, they are similar to the other people, objects, buildings etc around them, and so they seem appropriate or you do not notice them
blend in with:

The new library blends in perfectly with the surrounding buildings.

Security men were trying to blend in with the crowd.

Thesaurus: to look the same as, or similar to, someone or somethingsynonym
Main entry: blend

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blend in [phrasal verb]
1 : to look like what is around you

The fish settles on the sandy ocean bottom where it blends in perfectly.

2 : to look like you belong with a particular group

She tried to blend in by dressing like the other girls.

— often + with

I've always found it difficult to blend in with my peers.

3 blend (something) in or blend in (something) : to add (something) to a mixture or substance and mix it thoroughly

Mix the first three ingredients together, then blend in the cream.

Blend the white paint in last.

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Main Entry: ↑blend

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