blenden

  1. (intransitive, transitive, weak) to dazzle; to blind (confuse someone’s sight by means of excessive brightness)
  2. (figuratively, intransitive, usually, weak) to show off; to pose (try to make an impression on someone by behaving affectedly and/or overstating one’s achievements)
  3. (historical, literary, transitive, weak) to blind (punish someone by making them blind)

Frequency

C2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

blände

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈblɛndən/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German blenden, from Old High German blenten, from Proto-Germanic *blandijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlendʰ-. Cognate with Dutch blenden, Old English blendan.

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