combine

1 of 3

verb (1)

com·bine kəm-ˈbīn How to pronounce combine (audio)

combined; combining

transitive verb

: to bring into such close relationship as to obscure individual characters : merge

two companies combining forces

: to cause to unite into a chemical compound

combining hydrofluoric acid with soda ash to form sodium fluoride

: to unite into a single number or expression

Combine fractions and simplify.

: intermix, blend

Combine the sugar and flour.

: to possess in combination

a writer whose works combine imagination and scholarship

intransitive verb

: to become one

The two newspapers combined as the Chronicle.

: to unite to form a chemical compound

: to act together

Many factors combined to cause the recession.

Wolves combine in their hunt for deer.

combinable

kəm-ˈbī-nə-bəl How to pronounce combine (audio)

adjective

combiner noun

combine

2 of 3

noun

com·bine ˈkäm-ˌbīn How to pronounce combine (audio)

plural combines

: a combination especially of business or political interests

… Grumman Corp. lost the advanced tactical aircraft contract to the combine of McDonnell Douglas and General Dynamics.

George J. Church

: an event at which scouts from the teams in a professional sports league gather to evaluate players in preparation for choosing which players to draft

a scouting combine

Every spring the National Football League conducts that most cherished of American rituals, the college draft. A couple of months before the event, prospective players show off their abilities in an athletic audition known as the combine.

Carl Zimmer

: a harvesting machine that heads, threshes, and cleans grain while moving over a field

combine

3 of 3

verb (2)

com·bine ˈkäm-ˌbīn How to pronounce combine (audio)

combined; combining

transitive verb

: to harvest with a combine

intransitive verb

: to combine a crop

Kids Definition

combine 1 of 2

verb

com·bine käm-ˈbīn How to pronounce combine (audio)

combined; combining

: to mix together so as to make or to seem one thing

Combine the ingredients in a large bowl.

: to be or cause to be together for a purpose

The two groups combined to work for reform.

combine

2 of 2

noun

com·bine ˈkäm-ˌbīn How to pronounce combine (audio)

: a union of persons or groups that work together to achieve a common goal

: a machine that harvests and threshes grain

combine 1 of 2

verb

as in to connect

to come together to form a single unit the room's highly varied design elements combine to form a harmonious whole

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

connect
unite
fuse
join
unify
coalesce
marry
couple
associate
conjoin
conjugate
reunite
assemble
meet
interfuse
gather
mate
compound
convene
recombine
splice
confederate
yoke
reconnect
league
link (up)
cluster
chain
ally
rejoin
congregate
hook
constellate
hitch
reunify

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

split
separate
sever
divide
isolate
section
part
dissociate
detach
resolve
break up
fractionate
uncouple
disconnect
disperse
dissever
sunder
unlink
scatter
divorce
disband
disunite
disjoin
disjoint
unyoke
disaffiliate

as in to mix

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 & Similar Words

mix
merge
integrate
blend
amalgamate
incorporate
add
meld
intermix
intermingle
fuse
composite
commingle
mingle
comingle
homogenize
unite
commix
conflate
stir
concrete
immix
interfuse
fold
immingle
cut in
coalesce
toss
emulsify
intertwine
weave
admix
compound
conjoin
link
knit
interweave
join
beat (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

separate
divide
break down
break up
sever
split
dissolve
cleave
disperse
part
unmix
scatter
rupture
divorce
detach
disengage
sunder
disunite
disjoin

combine

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noun

as in syndicate

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 & Similar Words

syndicate
cartel
partnership
conglomerate
combination
union
association
trust
organization
chain
multinational
gild
guild
big business
megacorporation
pool

as in confederacy

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 & Similar Words

confederacy
combination
coalition
alliance
union
federation
league
partnership
confederation
group
axis
bloc
organization
fusion
block
association
cooperative
wing
syndicate
side
trust
conspiracy
faction
front
affiliation
cartel
junto
cabal
conference
circuit

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of combine are associate, connect, join, link, relate, and unite. While all these words mean "to bring or come together into some manner of union," combine implies some merging or mingling with corresponding loss of identity of each unit.

combined jazz and rock to create a new music

The meanings of associate and combine largely overlap; however, associate stresses the mere fact of frequent occurrence or existence together in space or in logical relation.

opera is popularly associated with high society

While in some cases nearly identical to combine, connect suggests a loose or external attachment with little or no loss of identity.

a mutual defense treaty connected the two nations

Although the words join and combine have much in common, join implies a bringing into contact or conjunction of any degree of closeness.

joined forces in an effort to win

The synonyms link and combine are sometimes interchangeable, but link may imply strong connection or inseparability of elements still retaining identity.

a name forever linked with liberty

The words relate and combine can be used in similar contexts, but relate suggests the existence of a real or presumed logical connection.

related what he observed to what he already knew

The words unite and combine are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, unite implies somewhat greater loss of separate identity.

the colonies united to form a republic

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释义	combine 1 of 3 verb (1) com·bine kəm-ˈbīn combined; combining transitive verb 1 a : to bring into such close relationship as to obscure individual characters : merge two companies combining forces b : to cause to unite into a chemical compound combining hydrofluoric acid with soda ash to form sodium fluoride c : to unite into a single number or expression Combine fractions and simplify. 2 : intermix, blend Combine the sugar and flour. 3 : to possess in combination a writer whose works combine imagination and scholarship intransitive verb 1 a : to become one The two newspapers combined as the Chronicle. b : to unite to form a chemical compound 2 : to act together Many factors combined to cause the recession. Wolves combine in their hunt for deer. combinable kəm-ˈbī-nə-bəl adjective combiner noun combine 2 of 3 noun com·bine ˈkäm-ˌbīn plural combines 1 a : a combination especially of business or political interests … Grumman Corp. lost the advanced tactical aircraft contract to the combine of McDonnell Douglas and General Dynamics. George J. Church b : an event at which scouts from the teams in a professional sports league gather to evaluate players in preparation for choosing which players to draft a scouting combine Every spring the National Football League conducts that most cherished of American rituals, the college draft. A couple of months before the event, prospective players show off their abilities in an athletic audition known as the combine. Carl Zimmer 2 : a harvesting machine that heads, threshes, and cleans grain while moving over a field combine 3 of 3 verb (2) com·bine ˈkäm-ˌbīn combined; combining transitive verb : to harvest with a combine intransitive verb : to combine a crop Synonyms Verb (1) associate coalesce conjoin conjugate connect couple fuse interfuse join link (up) marry unify unite Noun cartel combination syndicate trust See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun The teams belong to a combine that scouts new players. charged that the cable companies had formed an illegal combine for the purpose of keeping rates artificially high Word History Etymology Verb (1) and Noun Middle English, from Middle French combiner, from Late Latin combinare, from Latin com- + bini two by two — more at bin- First Known Use Verb (1) 15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a Noun 1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Verb (2) 1926, in the meaning defined at transitive sense Phrases Containing combine join/combine forces join/combine forces Kids Definition combine 1 of 2 verb com·bine käm-ˈbīn combined; combining 1 : to mix together so as to make or to seem one thing Combine the ingredients in a large bowl. 2 : to be or cause to be together for a purpose The two groups combined to work for reform. combine 2 of 2 noun com·bine ˈkäm-ˌbīn 1 : a union of persons or groups that work together to achieve a common goal 2 : a machine that harvests and threshes grain Medical Definition combine verb com·bine kəm-ˈbīn combined; combining transitive verb : to cause to unite into a chemical compound intransitive verb : to unite to form a chemical compound combine 1 of 2 verb 1 as in to connect to come together to form a single unit the room's highly varied design elements combine to form a harmonious whole Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance connect unite fuse join unify coalesce marry couple associate conjoin conjugate reunite assemble meet interfuse gather mate compound convene recombine splice confederate yoke reconnect league link (up) cluster chain ally rejoin congregate hook constellate hitch reunify Antonyms & Near Antonyms split separate sever divide isolate section part dissociate detach resolve break up fractionate uncouple disconnect disperse dissever sunder unlink scatter divorce disband disunite disjoin disjoint unyoke disaffiliate See More 2 as in to mix 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 & Similar Words mix merge integrate blend amalgamate incorporate add meld intermix intermingle fuse composite commingle mingle comingle homogenize unite commix conflate stir concrete immix interfuse fold immingle cut in coalesce toss emulsify intertwine weave admix compound conjoin link knit interweave join beat (in) Antonyms & Near Antonyms separate divide break down break up sever split dissolve cleave disperse part unmix scatter rupture divorce detach disengage sunder disunite disjoin See More combine 2 of 2 noun 1 as in syndicate 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 & Similar Words syndicate cartel partnership conglomerate combination union association trust organization chain multinational gild guild big business megacorporation pool 2 as in confederacy 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 & Similar Words confederacy combination coalition alliance union federation league partnership confederation group axis bloc organization fusion block association cooperative wing syndicate side trust conspiracy faction front affiliation cartel junto cabal conference circuit Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of combine are associate, connect, join, link, relate, and unite. While all these words mean "to bring or come together into some manner of union," combine implies some merging or mingling with corresponding loss of identity of each unit. combined jazz and rock to create a new music The meanings of associate and combine largely overlap; however, associate stresses the mere fact of frequent occurrence or existence together in space or in logical relation. opera is popularly associated with high society While in some cases nearly identical to combine, connect suggests a loose or external attachment with little or no loss of identity. a mutual defense treaty connected the two nations Although the words join and combine have much in common, join implies a bringing into contact or conjunction of any degree of closeness. joined forces in an effort to win The synonyms link and combine are sometimes interchangeable, but link may imply strong connection or inseparability of elements still retaining identity. a name forever linked with liberty The words relate and combine can be used in similar contexts, but relate suggests the existence of a real or presumed logical connection. related what he observed to what he already knew The words unite and combine are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, unite implies somewhat greater loss of separate identity. the colonies united to form a republic
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