Yes, the word "scrape" contains a beginning blend "sc" which is a combination of two consonants that blend together smoothly to form a sound.
A beginning blend consists of two consonants blended together at the beginning of a word, such as "bl" in "blend." A digraph is two consonants that make a single sound, such as "ch" in "chat."
The root word "merge" means to combine or blend together.
It means to lay a log
The word "wholly" contains a beginning digraph "wh" which creates a /hw/ sound, rather than a blend.
Blend.
A beginning consonant means the beginning of a word. A beginning consonant means the beginning of a word.
No for both.
no it dos not
Combine
PT can't be a beginning consonant blends because of their sounds, they're unsuitable to be put together and sounds like 2 separate syllables when put together, but they can be an ending consonant blend like "except", "concept", etc. If the PT comes at the beginning of the word like "pterodactyl", "pterosaur", then the P is silent and we pronounce like if the word starts with a T.
The word you are looking for is "assimilate." It means to blend in or adapt to a new environment or culture.