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com·bine

combine

 
 
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part of speech: transitive verb
pronunciation: km baIn
inflections: combines, combining, combined
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
 
part of speech: intransitive verb
pronunciation: km baIn
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
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
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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part of speech: noun
pronunciation: kam baIn
definition 1: a machine used for harvesting that cuts and cleans the grain.
 
synonyms:
harvester
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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derivations: combinable (adj.), combined (adj.)
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