m-bahyn for 1, 2, 6, kom-bahyn for 3, 7; n. kom-bahyn, kuh
m-bahyn for 8, 9, kom-bahyn for 10]
verb, -bined, -bin⋅ing, noun | 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. |
| 3. | to harvest (grain) with a combine. |
| 4. | to unite; coalesce: The clay combined with the water to form a thick paste. |
| 5. | to unite for a common purpose; join forces: After the two factions combined, they proved invincible. |
| 6. | to enter into chemical union. |
| 7. | to use a combine in harvesting. |
| 8. | a combination. |
| 9. | a combination of persons or groups for the furtherance of their political, commercial, or other interests, as a syndicate, cartel, or trust. |
| 10. | a harvesting machine for cutting and threshing grain in the field. |
com·bine (kəm-bīn') v. com·bined, com·bin·ing, com·bines v. tr.
[Middle English combinen, from Old French combiner, from Late Latin combīnāre : Latin com-, com- + bīnī, two by two; see dwo- in Indo-European roots.] com·bin'er n. |