recombine

verb

re·​com·​bine ˌrē-kəm-ˈbīn 

recombined; recombining; recombines

transitive verb

1

: to combine again or anew

2

: to cause to undergo recombination

intransitive verb

: to undergo recombination

Examples of recombine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Characters and situations will fragment and recombine in ever-changing symmetries, the axis of sympathy and resentment flipping and flipping again as several generations of women in the same Taiwanese family tumble through a couple of tumultuous months. —Jessica Kiang, Variety, 15 May 2025

The two protoplanets were blown apart and slowly recombined into two new objects — Earth and the moon — briefly liquefying both objects. —Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 5 May 2025

Extra charge generated by overachieving panels is left to recombine and dissipate as heat. —IEEE Spectrum, 29 Nov. 2010

That refracted light hits the second polarizer and is recombined as some of the light is allowed through. —Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 25 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1619, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Rhymes for recombine

• acridine
• alkaline
• andesine
• anodyne
• anticline
• arginine
• asinine
• atropine
• benzidine
• borderline
• byzantine
• calamine

Kids Definition

recombine

verb

re·​com·​bine ˌrē-kəm-ˈbīn 

1

: to combine again or anew

2

: to undergo or cause to undergo recombination

Medical Definition

recombine

verb

re·​com·​bine ˌrē-kəm-ˈbīn 

recombined; recombining

intransitive verb

: to undergo recombination

transitive verb

: to cause to undergo recombination