blenden

Meaning

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)

Hyphenated as

blen‧den

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈblɛndən/

Etymology

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.