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com·bine
 combine
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
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baIn
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| inflections: |
combined, combines, combining |
| definition: |
to bring or join together, as into a whole.
When you make bread, you first combine the flour and the salt.We're combining a number of music students from each school to form an all-city concert band.- synonyms:
- amalgamate, blend, compound, consolidate, join, merge, mix, unite
- antonyms:
- dissociate, dissolve, isolate, separate
- similar words:
- admix, ally, band, bond, coalesce, conglomerate, conjoin, connect, coordinate, group, incorporate, jumble, lump, mingle, scramble, unify, weld
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| related words: |
add, affiliate, alloy, annex, associate, bracket, compact, compile, compose, knit, match, meld, package, pair, piece, weave |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
km
baIn
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| definition 1: |
to unite.
These two small colleges are combining into one school next fall.When blue and yellow combine, they make green.- synonyms:
- amalgamate, merge, unite
- antonyms:
- disband, dissolve, divide, separate
- similar words:
- aggregate, associate, blend, coalesce, connect, consolidate, join, league, marry, mingle, wed
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| definition 2: |
to join forces in a common undertaking.
The two armies combined to defeat their common enemy.- synonyms:
- ally, associate, merge, unite
- antonyms:
- divide
- similar words:
- band, coalesce, concur, conjoin, consolidate, incorporate, join, league, team
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| definition 3: |
in chemistry, to form a compound.
Hydrogen combines with oxygen to form the water molecule.- synonyms:
- compound
- antonyms:
- dissociate
- similar words:
- mix
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| related words: |
bond, coordinate, merge, organize |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
kam
baIn
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| definition 1: |
a machine used for harvesting that cuts and cleans the grain.
- synonyms:
- harvester
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| definition 2: |
a group of people or organizations united by their interest in a commercial or political enterprise.
- synonyms:
- alliance, coalition, consolidation, corporation
- similar words:
- club, company, confederacy, consortium, federation, league, organization, partnership, party, syndicate, team, union
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| related words: |
association, corporation, machine, trust |
| derivations: |
combinable (adj.), combined (adj.) |
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