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combine

[ verb kuhm-bahyn kom-bahyn noun kom-bahyn, kuhm-bahyn kom-bahyn ]

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verb (used with object)

, com·bined, com·bin·ing.

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.
Synonyms: amalgamate, compound
Antonyms: separate
to possess or exhibit in union:
a plan that combines the best features of several other plans.
to harvest (grain) with a combine.

verb (used without object)

, com·bined, com·bin·ing.

to unite; coalesce:
The clay combined with the water to form a thick paste.
Antonyms: separate
to unite for a common purpose; join forces:
After the two factions combined, they proved invincible.
to enter into chemical union.
to use a combine in harvesting.

noun

a combination.
a combination of persons or groups for the furtherance of their political, commercial, or other interests, as a syndicate, cartel, or trust.
Synonyms: bloc, alignment, monopoly, merger
a harvesting machine for cutting and threshing grain in the field.

combine

verb

to integrate or cause to be integrated; join together
to unite or cause to unite to form a chemical compound
agriculture to harvest (crops) with a combine harvester

noun

agriculture short for combine harvester
an association of enterprises, esp in order to gain a monopoly of a market
an association of business corporations, political parties, sporting clubs, etc, for a common purpose

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Derived Forms

comˌbinaˈbility, noun
comˈbiner, noun
comˈbinable, adjective

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Other Words From

com·biner noun
inter·com·bine verb (used with object) intercombined intercombining
noncom·bining adjective
precom·bine verb precombined precombining
recom·bine verb recombined recombining
recom·biner noun
uncom·bining adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of combine¹

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” ( binary )

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Word History and Origins

Origin of combine¹

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

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Synonym Study

See mix.

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Example Sentences

This is a testament to the fundamental human—and American—desire to combine place and possibility.

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Combine the beans and onion sauce in a 9x9-inch casserole dish and bake for 20 to 25 minutes.

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Combine the cold butter and flour in the bowl of a food processor.

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Add chocolate and butter to the bowl and melt, stirring to combine.

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Then they would go to a hotel afterwards and combine the parts they had remembered in one sketch.

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Those stains which are dissolved in methyl-alcohol combine fixation with the staining process.

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They combine the fixing with the staining process, and stain differentially every normal and abnormal structure in the blood.

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The manufacturers of these pipes claim for them that they combine the strength of steel with the lightness of paper.

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Lets combine a flying machine with an iceboat and beat out everybody on the lake this winter!

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Wisdom and experience combine in suggesting to all parents that they should guide their children, and not be governed by them.

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Related Words

combinatory combined

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