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>
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
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