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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] Pronunciation Key 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')  Pronunciation Key 
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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combining

noun
1. an occurrence that results in things being united 
2. the act of combining things to form a new whole [syn: combination] 

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