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combine

3 entries found.

Main Entry:
1com·bine 
          Listen to the pronunciation of 1combine
Pronunciation:
\kəm-ˈbīn\
Function:
verb
Inflected Form(s):
com·bined; com·bin·ing
Etymology:
Middle English, from Middle French combiner, from Late Latin combinare, from Latin com- + bini two by two — more at bin-
Date:
15th century
transitive verb1 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 verb1 a: to become one b: to unite to form a chemical compound2: to act together <many factors combined to cause the recession>
synonyms see join
com·bin·able 
          Listen to the pronunciation of combinable \-ˈbī-nə-bəl\ adjective
com·bin·er noun


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