| combine | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to integrate or cause to be integrated; join together |
| 2. | to unite or cause to unite to form a chemical compound |
| 3. | agriculture to harvest (crops) with a combine harvester |
| —n | |
| 4. | agriculture short for combine harvester |
| 5. | an association of enterprises, esp in order to gain a monopoly of a market |
| 6. | an association of business corporations, political parties, sporting clubs, etc, for a common purpose |
| [C15: from Late Latin combīnāre, from Latin com- together + bīnī two by two] | |
| com'binable | |
| —adj | |
| combina'bility | |
| —n | |
| com'biner | |
| —n | |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |