combine
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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

2com·bine

noun \ˈkäm-ˌbīn\

Definition of COMBINE

1
: a combination especially of business or political interests
2
: a harvesting machine that heads, threshes, and cleans grain while moving over a field

Examples of COMBINE

  1. The teams belong to a combine that scouts new players.
  2. <charged that the cable companies had formed an illegal combine for the purpose of keeping rates artificially high>

First Known Use of COMBINE

1886

3com·bine

verb \ˈkäm-ˌbīn\
com·binedcom·bin·ing

Definition of COMBINE

transitive verb
: to harvest with a combine
intransitive verb
: to combine a crop

First Known Use of COMBINE

1926

Other Agriculture/Gardening Terms

fallow, graft, heirloom, loam, potash, soilage, swath, tilth, windfall

com·bine

verb \kəm-ˈbīn\   (Medical Dictionary)
com·binedcom·bin·ing

Medical Definition of COMBINE

transitive verb
: to cause to unite into a chemical compound
intransitive verb
: to unite to form a chemical compound
com·bi·na·tion \ˌkäm-bə-ˈnā-shən\ noun

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