blend in
To look so similar to your surroundings that nobody notices you, OR to mix something smoothly into food.
Meanings
To look or behave so similarly to one's surroundings that one goes unnoticed.
"The spy wore local clothes and spoke the language fluently in order to blend in."
To feel accepted and comfortable within a social group; to integrate socially.
"It took her a few weeks to blend in at the new school, but she made friends eventually."
In cooking: to mix an ingredient smoothly into a mixture until it is fully incorporated.
"Blend in the cream gradually and stir until the sauce is perfectly smooth."
The figurative sense (going unnoticed in a social or physical environment) is very common in everyday English. The cooking sense is standard in recipes. The figurative sense is especially used in discussions of camouflage, social integration, and espionage. Can be intransitive ('She blended in') or transitive ('Blend in the butter').
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