combine

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To bring (two or more things or activities) together; to unite.
2. (transitive) To have two or more things or properties that function together.
3. (intransitive) To come together; to unite.
4. 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.
5. (obsolete) To bind; to hold by a moral tie.

Noun

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of combine harvester.
2. A combination.
3. A combination.
4. A combination.
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of combine car, a type of railway car that combines passenger and freight functions.
6. A test match in which applicants play in the hope of earning a position on a professional football team.

Synonyms

unite

mix

join

blend

merge

integrate

connect

mingle

amalgamate

associate

fuse

put together

compound

coalesce

couple

👫

cartel

unify

join together

add

combine harvester

assemble

link

🔗

bring together

commingle

combination

union

meld

trust

incorporate

conflate

gather

annex

intermingle

conjunction

conjoin

corporate trust

flux

arrange

consolidate

collect

mix together

attach

association

intermix

coalition

pair

pool

aggregate

incorporation

compose

Translations

combiner

combinar

mélanger

combinare

kombinieren

verbinden

samenvoegen

assembler

combinar

unir

unir

συνδυάζω

combineren

mischen

unire

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kəmˈbaɪn/

Etymology

PIE word
*dwóh₁
From Middle English combynyn, from Middle French combiner, from Late Latin combīnāre (“unite, yoke together”), from Latin con- (“together”) + bīnī (“two by two”).

Sentences

For three generations they developed these mills , as a large spinning and weaving combine .