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com⋅bine
[v. kuh
m-bahyn for 1, 2, 6, kom-bahyn for 3, 7; n. kom-bahyn, kuhm-bahyn for 8, 9, kom-bahyn for 10] 
verb, -bined, -bin⋅ing, noun –verb (used with object)
| 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. |
–verb (used without object)
| 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. |
–noun
| 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. |
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| 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. |
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Combine
Com*bine"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Combined; p. pr. & vb. n. Combining.] [LL. combinare, combinatum; L. com- + binus, pl. bini, two and two, double: cf. F. combiner. See Binary.]1. To unite or join; to link closely together; to bring into harmonious union; to cause or unite so as to form a homogeneous substance, as by chemical union. So fitly them in pairs thou hast combined. --Milton. Friendship is the cement which really combines mankind. --Dr. H. More. And all combined, save what thou must combine By holy marriage. --Shak. Earthly sounds, though sweet and well combined. --Cowper. 2. To bind; to hold by a moral tie. [Obs.] I am combined by a sacred vow. --Shak.Combine
Com*bine"\, v. i. 1. To form a union; to agree; to coalesce; to confederate. You with your foes combine, And seem your own destruction to design --Dryden. So sweet did harp and voice combine. --Sir W. Scott. 2. To unite by affinity or natural attraction; as, two substances, which will not combine of themselves, may be made to combine by the intervention of a third. 3. (Card Playing) In the game of casino, to play a card which will take two or more cards whose aggregate number of pips equals those of the card played. Combining weight (Chem.), that proportional weight, usually referred to hydrogen as a standard, and for each element fixed and exact, by which an element unites with another to form a distinct compound. The combining weights either are identical with, or are multiples or submultiples of, the atomic weight. See Atomic weight, under Atomic, a.
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Language Translation for : combine
Spanish:
combinar,
German:
verbinden,
Japanese:
結合させる
combine
c.1440, from M.Fr. combiner, from L.L. combinare "to unite, yoke together," from L. com- "together" + bini "two by two," adv. from bi- "twice." Combine "machine that cuts, threshes and cleans grain" (short for combine harvester) first attested 1857. Combo, U.S. slang shortening of combination, first attested 1929.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: com·bine
Pronunciation: k&m-'bIn
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: com·bined; com·bin·ing
transitivesenses
: to cause to unite into a chemical compound combine intransitive senses
: to unite to form a chemical compound —com·bi·na·tion /"käm-b&-'nA-sh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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