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combine

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of combine

1 a number of businesses or enterprises united for commercial advantage

charged that the cable companies had formed an illegal combine for the purpose of keeping rates artificially high

Synonyms of combine

cartel, combination, syndicate, trust

Words Related to combine

chain, conglomerate, megacorporation, multinational

association, guild (also gild), organization, partnership, pool, union

2 an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection

one of the most notorious combines in the history of organized crime

Synonyms of combine

alliance, axis, bloc, block, coalition, combination, confederacy, confederation, federation, league, union

Words Related to combine

cabal, conspiracy, junto

cartel, syndicate, trust

faction, front, fusion, side, wing

association, group, organization

affiliation, cooperative, partnership

circuit, conference

combine

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of combine

1 to come together to form a single unit

the room's highly varied design elements combine to form a harmonious whole

Synonyms of combine

associate, coalesce, conjoin, conjugate, connect, couple, fuse, interfuse, join, link (up), marry, unify, unite

Words Related to combine

ally, confederate, league

chain, compound, hitch, hook, splice

assemble, cluster, congregate, constellate, convene, gather, meet

recombine, reconnect, rejoin, reunify, reunite

Near Antonyms of combine

detach, disaffiliate, disconnect, disjoin, disjoint, dissociate, disunite, divide, divorce, fractionate, isolate, resolve, uncouple, unyoke

disband, disperse, scatter

Antonyms of combine

break up, dissever, part, section, separate, sever, split, sunder, unlink

2 to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout

combine the sugar and flour in a bowl

Synonyms of combine

amalgamate, blend, comingle, commingle, commix, composite, concrete, conflate, fuse, homogenize, immingle, immix, incorporate, integrate, interfuse, intermingle, intermix, meld, merge, mingle, mix

Words Related to combine

add, admix, beat (in), cut in, fold, stir, toss

coalesce, compound, emulsify

conjoin, join, knit, link, unite

intertwine, interweave, weave

Near Antonyms of combine

cleave, disjoin, disunite, divide, divorce, part, rupture, sever, sunder

disperse, dissolve, scatter

detach, disengage, split

Antonyms of combine

break down, break up, separate, unmix

Synonym Discussion of combine

join, combine, unite, connect, link, associate, relate mean to bring or come together into some manner of union. join implies a bringing into contact or conjunction of any degree of closeness.

- joined forces in an effort to win

combine implies some merging or mingling with corresponding loss of identity of each unit.

- combined jazz and rock to create a new music

unite implies somewhat greater loss of separate identity.

- the colonies united to form a republic

connect suggests a loose or external attachment with little or no loss of identity.

- a mutual defense treaty connected the two nations

link may imply strong connection or inseparability of elements still retaining identity.

- a name forever linked with liberty

associate stresses the mere fact of frequent occurrence or existence together in space or in logical relation.

- opera is popularly associated with high society

relate suggests the existence of a real or presumed logical connection.

- related what he observed to what he already knew

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