blend vs consolidate

blend

verb
  • To mingle; to mix; to unite intimately; to pass or shade insensibly into each other. 

  • To be mingled or mixed. 

noun
  • A mixture of two or more things. 

  • A word formed by combining two other words; a grammatical contamination, portmanteau word. 

consolidate

verb
  • To combine into a single unit; to group together or join. 

  • To make stronger or more solid. 

  • With respect to debt, to pay off several debts with a single loan. 

How often have the words blend and consolidate occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )