combine

[ verb kuhm-bahyn for 1, 2, 6, kom-bahyn for 3, 7; noun kom-bahyn, kuhm-bahyn for 8, 9, kom-bahyn for 10 ]
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verb (used with object),com·bined, com·bin·ing.
  1. to bring into or join in a close union or whole; unite: She combined the ingredients to make the cake.They combined the two companies.

  2. to possess or exhibit in union: a plan that combines the best features of several other plans.

  1. to harvest (grain) with a combine.

verb (used without object),com·bined, com·bin·ing.
  1. to unite; coalesce: The clay combined with the water to form a thick paste.

  2. to unite for a common purpose; join forces: After the two factions combined, they proved invincible.

  1. to enter into chemical union.

  2. to use a combine in harvesting.

noun
  1. a combination of persons or groups for the furtherance of their political, commercial, or other interests, as a syndicate, cartel, or trust.

  1. a harvesting machine for cutting and threshing grain in the field.

Origin of combine

1
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English combinen, from Middle French combiner, from Late Latin combīnāre, equivalent to com- com- + -bīnāre, verb derived from bīnī “by twos” (cf. binary)

synonym study For combine

1. See mix.

Other words for combine

Opposites for combine

Other words from combine

  • com·bin·er, noun
  • in·ter·com·bine, verb (used with object), in·ter·com·bined, in·ter·com·bin·ing.
  • non·com·bin·ing, adjective
  • pre·com·bine, verb, pre·com·bined, pre·com·bin·ing.
  • re·com·bine, verb, re·com·bined, re·com·bin·ing.
  • re·com·bin·er, noun
  • un·com·bin·ing, adjective

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How to use combine in a sentence

  • Indol is absorbed and oxidized into indoxyl, which combines with potassium and sulphuric acid and is thus excreted.

    A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell Todd
  • Perkins cleared his throat and began: Diotti combines tremendous feeling with equally tremendous technique.

    The Fifth String   | John Philip Sousa
  • In the first case, the oil rapidly combines with the oxygen of the air, this being accompanied by great heat.

  • It combines and employs in its manifestation the method and material, not of one art only, but of all the arts.

    The Pocket R.L.S. | Robert Louis Stevenson
  • A man no more overcomes his circumstance than oxygen overcomes nitrogen when it combines with it to form the air we breathe.

British Dictionary definitions for combine

combine

verb(kəmˈbaɪn)
  1. to integrate or cause to be integrated; join together

  2. to unite or cause to unite to form a chemical compound

  1. agriculture to harvest (crops) with a combine harvester

noun(ˈkɒmbaɪn)
  1. agriculture short for combine harvester

  2. an association of enterprises, esp in order to gain a monopoly of a market

  1. an association of business corporations, political parties, sporting clubs, etc, for a common purpose

Origin of combine

1
C15: from Late Latin combīnāre, from Latin com- together + bīnī two by two

Derived forms of combine

  • combinable, adjective
  • combinability, noun
  • combiner, noun

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