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

The result gives longtime listeners recognizable pieces of Swift’s musical world while recombining them into a sonic identity that feels distinctly its own. — David Penn, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2026

Once individual skills had been learned, SymSkill could recombine them into longer sequences rather than requiring researchers to demonstrate each complete task separately. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026

Endlessly recombining into different clusters — Atlan knows that a teenager is a shapeshifter to whom no one label can stick for very long — the classmates hang out and fall out. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026

This argument isn’t wrong, but fundamentally misunderstands that humans too are doing the same thing – recombining ideas is precisely what creates genuinely new ones. — Michael Muthukrishna, Fortune, 23 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1619, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Rhymes for recombine

• alkaline
• andesine
• anodyne
• anticline
• arginine
• asinine
• benzidine
• borderline
• byzantine
• calamine
• caroline
• centerline

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