combine

¹com·bine

verb \kəm-ˈbīn\

com·binedcom·bin·ing

Definition of COMBINE

transitive verb

1

a : to bring into such close relationship as to obscure individual characters : merge <two companies combining forces> b : to cause to unite into a chemical compound c : to unite into a single number or expression <combine fractions and simplify>

2

: intermix, blend <combine the sugar and flour>

3

: to possess in combination <a writer whose works combine imagination and scholarship>

intransitive verb

1

a : to become one b : to unite to form a chemical compound

2

: to act together <many factors combined to cause the recession>

— com·bin·able \-ˈbī-nə-bəl\ adjective

— com·bin·er noun

Origin of COMBINE

Middle English, from Middle French combiner, from Late Latin combinare, from Latin com- + bini two by two — more at bin-

First Known Use: 15th century