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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] verb, -bined, -bin⋅ing, noun
Use recombine in a Sentence
–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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re·com·bine   (rē'kəm-bīn')   
v.   re·com·bined, re·com·bin·ing, re·com·bines

v.   tr.
To combine (things) again.
v.   intr.

  1. To combine again.

  2. Genetics To undergo or cause recombination; form new combinations.

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Medical Dictionary

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

Main Entry: re·com·bine
Pronunciation: "rE-k&m-'bIn
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -bined; -bin·ing
intransitivesenses
: to undergo recombination recombine transitive senses
: to cause to undergo recombination
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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recombine re·com·bine (rē'kəm-bīn')
v. re·com·bined, re·com·bin·ing, re·com·bines
To undergo or cause genetic recombination; form new combinations.

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