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com⋅bined

  [kuhm-bahynd]
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–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.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME; see combine, -ed 2

Related forms:
com⋅bined⋅ly  [kuhm-bahynd-lee, -bahy-nid-] , adverb
com⋅bined⋅ness, noun

com⋅bine

  [v. kuhm-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.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME combinen (< MF combiner) < LL combīnāre, equiv. to com- com- + -bīnāre, v. deriv. of bīnī by twos (cf. binary )

Related forms:
com⋅bin⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
1. compound, amalgamate. See mix. 9. merger, monopoly, alignment, bloc.

Antonyms:
1, 4. separate.
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com·bine   (kəm-bīn')   
v.   com·bined, com·bin·ing, com·bines

v.   tr.
  1. To bring into a state of unity; merge.
  2. To join (two or more substances) to make a single substance, such as a chemical compound; mix.
  3. To possess or exhibit in combination: The choreography, which combines artistry and athletics, is extremely innovative.
  4. (kŏm'bīn') To harvest (a grain crop) using a cutting, threshing, and cleaning machine.
v.   intr.
  1. To become united; coalesce.
  2. To join forces for a common purpose. See Synonyms at join.
  3. Chemistry To form a compound.
  4. (kŏm'bīn') To harvest a grain crop using a cutting, threshing, and cleaning machine: "Norwegian bachelor farmers combining in their antique McCormacks" (Garrison Keillor).
n.   (kŏm'bīn')
  1. A power-operated harvesting machine that cuts, threshes, and cleans grain.
  2. An association of people or groups united for the furtherance of political or commercial interests.
  3. A combination.

[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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Combined

Com*bined"\, a. United closely; confederated; chemically united.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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