Main Entry: ¹com·bine

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 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>

synonyms see join

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

— com·bin·er noun