verb (used with object), com·bined, com·bin·ing.
- to bring into or join in a close union or whole; unite: She combined the ingredients to make the cake. They combined the two companies.
- to possess or exhibit in union: a plan that combines the best features of several other plans.
- to harvest (grain) with a combine.
verb (used without object), com·bined, com·bin·ing.
- to unite; coalesce: The clay combined with the water to form a thick paste.
- to unite for a common purpose; join forces: After the two factions combined, they proved invincible.
- to enter into chemical union.
- to use a combine in harvesting.
noun
- a combination.
- a combination of persons or groups for the furtherance of their political, commercial, or other interests, as a syndicate, cartel, or trust.
- a harvesting machine for cutting and threshing grain in the field.
verb
- to join together again
verb (kəmˈbaɪn)
- to integrate or cause to be integrated; join together
- to unite or cause to unite to form a chemical compound
- agriculture to harvest (crops) with a combine harvester
noun (ˈkɒmbaɪn)
- agriculture short for combine harvester
- an association of enterprises, esp in order to gain a monopoly of a market
- an association of business corporations, political parties, sporting clubs, etc, for a common purpose
1630s, from re- + combine (v.). Related: Recombined; recombining.
early 15c., from Middle French combiner (14c.), from Late Latin combinare “to unite, yoke together,” from Latin com- “together” (see com-) + bini “two by two,” adverb from bi- “twice” (see binary). Related: Combinative; combined; combining.
“machine that cuts, threshes and cleans grain” (short for combine harvester), 1857, from combine (v.).
v.
- To undergo or cause genetic recombination; form new combinations.