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recombine


verb (used with object), com·bined, com·bin·ing.

  1. 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.
  2. to possess or exhibit in union: a plan that combines the best features of several other plans.
  3. to harvest (grain) with a combine.

verb (used without object), com·bined, com·bin·ing.

  1. to unite; coalesce: The clay combined with the water to form a thick paste.
  2. to unite for a common purpose; join forces: After the two factions combined, they proved invincible.
  3. to enter into chemical union.
  4. to use a combine in harvesting.

noun

  1. a combination.
  2. a combination of persons or groups for the furtherance of their political, commercial, or other interests, as a syndicate, cartel, or trust.
  3. a harvesting machine for cutting and threshing grain in the field.

verb

  1. to join together again

verb (kəmˈbaɪn)

  1. to integrate or cause to be integrated; join together
  2. to unite or cause to unite to form a chemical compound
  3. agriculture to harvest (crops) with a combine harvester

noun (ˈkɒmbaɪn)

  1. agriculture short for combine harvester
  2. an association of enterprises, esp in order to gain a monopoly of a market
  3. an association of business corporations, political parties, sporting clubs, etc, for a common purpose
v.

1630s, from re- + combine (v.). Related: Recombined; recombining.

v.

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.

n.

“machine that cuts, threshes and cleans grain” (short for combine harvester), 1857, from combine (v.).

v.

  1. To undergo or cause genetic recombination; form new combinations.
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