Definitions for combine
kəmˈbaɪn for 1, 2, 6 , ˈkɒm baɪn for 3, 7 ; n. ˈkɒm baɪncom·bine

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. combine(noun)

   harvester that heads and threshes and cleans grain while moving across the field

2. trust, corporate trust, combine, cartel(noun)

   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. combining, combine(verb)

   an occurrence that results in things being united

4. unite, combine(verb)

   have or possess in combination

   "she unites charm with a good business sense"

5. compound, combine(verb)

   put or add together

   "combine resources"

6. compound, combine(verb)

   combine so as to form a whole; mix

   "compound the ingredients"

7. combine(verb)

   add together from different sources

   "combine resources"

8. combine(verb)

   join for a common purpose or in a common action

   "These forces combined with others"

9. aggregate, combine(verb)

   gather in a mass, sum, or whole

10. blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge(verb)

    mix together different elements

    "The colors blend well"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. combine(Noun)

   A combine harvester

   We can't finish harvesting because our combine is stuck in the mud.

   Etymology: From combine, referring to the merger and purchase of various underground railway, tram and bus companies in London, combining them into one organisation. Originally applied to Underground Electric Railways of London Company Ltd, since used for successor organisations.

2. combine(Noun)

   A concern, consortium or syndicate.

   Etymology: From combine, referring to the merger and purchase of various underground railway, tram and bus companies in London, combining them into one organisation. Originally applied to Underground Electric Railways of London Company Ltd, since used for successor organisations.

3. combine(Verb)

   to bring (two or more things or activities) together; to unite

   Etymology: From combine, referring to the merger and purchase of various underground railway, tram and bus companies in London, combining them into one organisation. Originally applied to Underground Electric Railways of London Company Ltd, since used for successor organisations.

4. combine(Verb)

   to have two or more things or properties that function together

   Etymology: From combine, referring to the merger and purchase of various underground railway, tram and bus companies in London, combining them into one organisation. Originally applied to Underground Electric Railways of London Company Ltd, since used for successor organisations.

5. Combine(ProperNoun)

   London Underground

   Etymology: From combine, referring to the merger and purchase of various underground railway, tram and bus companies in London, combining them into one organisation. Originally applied to Underground Electric Railways of London Company Ltd, since used for successor organisations.

Webster Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Combine(verb)

   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

   Etymology: [LL. combinare, combinatum; L. com- + binus, pl. bini, two and two, double: cf. F. combiner. See Binary.]

2. Combine(verb)

   to bind; to hold by a moral tie

   Etymology: [LL. combinare, combinatum; L. com- + binus, pl. bini, two and two, double: cf. F. combiner. See Binary.]

3. Combine(verb)

   to form a union; to agree; to coalesce; to confederate

   Etymology: [LL. combinare, combinatum; L. com- + binus, pl. bini, two and two, double: cf. F. combiner. See Binary.]

4. Combine(verb)

   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

   Etymology: [LL. combinare, combinatum; L. com- + binus, pl. bini, two and two, double: cf. F. combiner. See Binary.]

5. Combine(verb)

   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

   Etymology: [LL. combinare, combinatum; L. com- + binus, pl. bini, two and two, double: cf. F. combiner. See Binary.]

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1. Combine

   The Combine is a multidimensional empire, which serves as the primary antagonistic force in the Half-Life video game series, developed by Valve Corporation. The Combine consist of alien, synthetic, and human elements, and dominate Earth. They are regularly encountered throughout Half-Life 2 and its episodic expansions as hostile non-player characters as the player progresses through the games in an effort to overthrow the Combine occupation of Earth. The Combine are frequently shown as harsh rulers over the citizens of Earth, suppressing dissent with brutality, policing using violence and using invasive surgery to transform humans into either soldiers or slaves. Throughout the games, the player primarily battles with transformed humans as well as synthetic and mechanical enemies that are the product of Combine technology. The atmosphere generated by the dystopian Combine state has been praised by reviewers, although the artificial intelligence of the transhuman Combine characters was thought to be inferior to that of other characters in Half-Life 2. In addition to their role within the Half-Life series, the Combine have been adapted for machinima productions and one Combine character type has been made into plush toys by Valve.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Combine

   kom-bīn′, v.t. to join two together: to unite intimately.—v.i. to come into close union: to co-operate: (chem.) to unite and form a new compound.—n. a trading syndicate, a trust.—adj. Com′binate, combined: betrothed.—ns. Combinā′tion, the act of combining: union of individual things: persons united for a purpose; Combinā′tion-room, the college-parlour at Cambridge, for the fellows of a college after dinner, a common-room.—n.pl. Combinā′tions, a women's and children's garment consisting of chemise and drawers combined.—adjs. Com′binātive; Combī′natory; Combined′; Combin′ing. [L. combināre, to join—com, together, and bini, two and two.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. combine

   To blend.

   A wedding combines two people and their families fir life.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 1, 2020  

2. combine

   To unite.

   They did combine love, understanding, peace and joy to create harmony.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 10, 2020  

Etymology and Origins(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Combine

   An Americanism for “Combination.” Applied in a financial or commercial sense, this term is now well understood in our own country.

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'combine' in Verbs Frequency: #347

How to pronounce combine?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of combine in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of combine in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of combine in a Sentence

1. Steve Rosenthal:

   Until we address earnings stripping and the transfer of intangible rights abroad, we're always going to have this incentive for foreign companies to combine with U.S. companies and strip the U.S. corporate tax base.

2. Robert Grass:

   We have found elegant ways of making DNA very stable, so we wanted to combine these two stories -- to get the high storage density of DNA and combine it with the archaeological aspects of DNA.

3. Joseph Dunford:

   Without going into detail here, we do believe the Taliban know that at some point they do have to reconcile, the key to success is to combine all that pressure to incentivize the Taliban.

4. Patrick Murray:

   Once again, the three candidates who have never held political office combine for a majority of support in a GOP primary poll, this race has turned into the 'Festivus' campaign.

5. Akira Furusawa:

   Usually there are two types of quantum information processing, there's the qubit type, the digital information processing, and there's continuous variable, a sort of analog type of quantum information. We are trying to combine them.

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