Definitions of combine [əmˈbaɪ nəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i]

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Definition of 'combine'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) combine
to bring into or join in a close union or whole; unite:
to combine the ingredients for a cake.

2.  combine
to possess or exhibit in union:
a plan that combines practicality and originality.

3.  combine
to harvest (grain) with a combine.

4. (v.i.) combine
to unite; coalesce:
The clay and water combined into a thick paste.

5.  combine
to unite for a common purpose; join forces:
Two factions combined to defeat the proposal.

6.  combine
to enter into chemical union.

7.  combine
to use a combine in harvesting.

8. (n.) combine
a combination, esp. a combination of persons or groups for the furtherance of their own special interests, as a syndicate, cartel, or bloc.

9.  combine
a harvesting machine for cutting and threshing grain in the field.

Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME (< MF combiner) < LL combīnāre < L com-+bīnī by twos (cf. binary ))

Definition of 'combine'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) combine
harvester that heads and threshes and cleans grain while moving across the field

2. (noun) trust, corporate trust, combine, cartel
a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service
"they set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly"

3. (verb) combining, combine
an occurrence that results in things being united

4. (verb) unite, combine
have or possess in combination
"she unites charm with a good business sense"

5. (verb) compound, combine
put or add together
"combine resources"

6. (verb) compound, combine
combine so as to form a whole; mix
"compound the ingredients"

7. (verb) combine
add together from different sources
"combine resources"

8. (verb) combine
join for a common purpose or in a common action
"These forces combined with others"

9. (verb) aggregate, combine
gather in a mass, sum, or whole

10. (verb) blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge
mix together different elements
"The colors blend well"

Definition of 'combine'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) combine
to mix or join together
Floods may combine with high tides.; combining new and old methods; The charities will combine to help the homeless.

Definition of 'combine'

Webster Dictionary

1. (verb) combine
to unite or join; to link closely together; to bring into harmonious union; to cause or unite so as to form a homogeneous substance, as by chemical union

2. (verb) combine
to bind; to hold by a moral tie

3. (verb) combine
to form a union; to agree; to coalesce; to confederate

4. (verb) combine
to unite by affinity or natural attraction; as, two substances, which will not combine of themselves, may be made to combine by the intervention of a third

5. (verb) combine
in the game of casino, to play a card which will take two or more cards whose aggregate number of pips equals those of the card played

Translation of 'combine'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to join together in one whole; to unite They combined (forces) to fight the enemy; The chemist combined calcium and carbon.
Afrikaans: verenig, verbind	Arabic: يَدْمِج، يَمْزِج	Bulgarian: обединявам (се)
Brazilian: combinar	Czech: spojit, sloučit	German: verbinden
Danish: forene; kombinere; sammen	Greek: συνδυάζω, συνδυάζομαι	Spanish: combinar
Estonian: ühendama, ühinema	Farsi: ترکیب کردن	Finnish: yhdistää
French: combiner	Hebrew: לְשָלֵב	Hindi: मिलाना
Croatian: udružiti se, spojiti	Hungarian: egyesít	Indonesian: menggabungkan
Icelandic: sameina, blanda saman	Italian: combinare, unire	Japanese: 結合させる
Korean: 결합하다	Lithuanian: jungti(s)	Latvian: apvienot; apvienoties; sa
Malay: bersatu	Dutch: samenvoegen	Norwegian: slå sammen, kombinere, fo
Polish: łączyć (się)	Persian: ترکیب کردن	Pashto: يو (متحد) كول: يو كيدل، ګ
Portuguese: juntar	Romanian: a combina	Russian: объединять;соединять
Slovak: spojiť, zlúčiť	Slovenian: združiti, spojiti	Serbian: spojiti
Swedish: förena, slå ihop, kombine	Thai: นำมารวมกัน	Turkish: birleştirmek, bileştirmek
Taiwanese: 使結合，聯合	Ukrainian: об'єднувати(ся)	Urdu: شامل ہونا ، ملنا
Vietnamese: kết hợp	Chinese: 使结合
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