blend vs mix

blend

noun
  • A mixture of two or more things. 

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

verb
  • To be mingled or mixed. 

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

mix

noun
  • The result of mixing two or more substances; a mixture. 

  • The result of combining items normally kept separate. 

  • The result of mixing several tracks. 

  • The finished version of a recording. 

  • A substance used to dilute or adulterate an illicit drug. 

verb
  • To unite with in company; to join; to associate. 

  • To stir together. 

  • To blend by the use of a mixer (machine). 

  • To combine (several tracks). 

  • To combine (items from two or more sources normally kept separate). 

  • To form by mingling; to produce by the stirring together of ingredients; to concoct from different parts. 

  • To produce a finished version of (a recording). 

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