blend into

blend into
ˈblend ˌinto [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they blend into he/she/it blends into present participle blending into past tense blended into past participle blended into] phrasal verb
to seem to gradually change into something else

Her dreams had a way of blending into her waking thoughts.

Thesaurus: to become differentsynonym
Main entry: blend

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blend into [phrasal verb]
blend into (something)
1 : to gradually become the same as or part of (something)

One color blends into another.

where the city blends into the suburbs

2 : to look like (what is around you)

The animal's dark fur enables it to blend into its surroundings.

3 : to look like you belong in (something)

He tried to blend into the crowd.

A good journalist can easily blend into a community.

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Main Entry:blend

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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