combined
Use Combined in a sentence
adjective
1.
made by combining; joined; united, as in a chemical compound.
2.
taken as a whole or considered together; in the aggregate: outselling all other brands combined.
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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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, com·bined, com·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.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English combinen (< Middle French combiner) < Late Latin combīnāre, equivalent to com- com- + -bīnāre, verbal derivative of bīnī by twos (cf. binary)
1375–1425; late Middle English combinen (< Middle French combiner) < Late Latin combīnāre, equivalent to com- com- + -bīnāre, verbal derivative of bīnī by twos (cf. binary)
Related forms
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.
Antonyms
1, 4. separate.
1, 4. separate.
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World English Dictionary
| 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 | |
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Word Origin & History
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.
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Example sentences
Over time the two combined to produce energy-using, living cells.
Most of these deaths could be prevented with proper sanitation, combined with safe drinking water and better hygiene.
These factors combined isn't really conducive to a vibrant culture and history.
These are combined to give detail in both shadows and highlights.
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