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com·bine  (km-bn)

v. com·bined, com·bin·ing, com·bines

v.tr.

1. To bring into a state of unity; merge.

2. To join (two or more substances) to make a single substance, such as a chemical compound; mix.

3. To possess or exhibit in combination: The choreography, which combines artistry and athletics, is extremely innovative.

4. (kmbn) To harvest (a grain crop) using a cutting, threshing, and cleaning machine.

v.intr.

1. To become united; coalesce.

2. To join forces for a common purpose. See Synonyms at join.

3. Chemistry To form a compound.

4. (kmbn) To harvest a grain crop using a cutting, threshing, and cleaning machine: "Norwegian bachelor farmers combining in their antique McCormacks" Garrison Keillor.

n. (kmbn)

1. A power-operated harvesting machine that cuts, threshes, and cleans grain.

2. An association of people or groups united for the furtherance of political or commercial interests.

3. A combination.

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[Middle English combinen, from Old French combiner, from Late Latin combnre : Latin com-, com- + bn, two by two; see dwo- in Indo-European roots.]

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com·biner n.

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combine

Verb

[-bining, -bined]

1. to join together

2. to form a chemical compound

Noun

1. an association of people or firms for a common purpose

2. short for combine harvester [Latin com- together + bini two by two]

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Combine a group of persons, originally coming together for a conspiracy or for fraudulent purposes, now usually a very large commercial company or group of companies. See also cartel, syndicate.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	combine - harvester that heads and threshes and cleans grain while moving across the field harvester, reaper - farm machine that gathers a food crop from the fields
	2.	combine - a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service; "they set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly" cartel, corporate trust, trust consortium, syndicate, pool - an association of companies for some definite purpose drug cartel - an illicit cartel formed to control the production and distribution of narcotic drugs; "drug cartels sometimes finance terrorist organizations" oil cartel - a cartel of companies or nations formed to control the production and distribution of oil
	3.	combine - an occurrence that results in things being united combining union - the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts; "lightning produced an unusual union of the metals" recombination - (genetics) a combining of genes or characters different from what they were in the parents recombination - (physics) a combining of charges or transfer of electrons in a gas that results in the neutralization of ions; important for ions arising from the passage of high-energy particles consolidation - combining into a solid mass mix, mixture - an event that combines things in a mixture; "a gradual mixture of cultures" conglobation, conglomeration - an occurrence combining miscellaneous things into a (more or less) rounded mass
Verb	1.	combine - have or possess in combination; "she unites charm with a good business sense" unite feature, have - have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France"
	2.	combine - put or add together; "combine resources" compound add - make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of; "We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury"; "Add some extra plates to the dinner table" totalise, totalize - make into a total; "Can we totalize these different ideas into one philosophy?" recombine - to combine or put together again mix - combine (electronic signals); "mixing sounds" synthesise, synthesize - combine so as to form a more complex, product; "his operas synthesize music and drama in perfect harmony"; "The liver synthesizes vitamins"
	3.	combine - combine so as to form a whole; mix; "compound the ingredients" compound incorporate, integrate - make into a whole or make part of a whole; "She incorporated his suggestions into her proposal" heterodyne - combine (a radio frequency wave) with a locally generated wave of a different frequency so as to produce a new frequency equal to the sum or the difference between the two sulfurette, sulphurette - combine with sulfur amalgamate, commix, mingle, unify, mix - to bring or combine together or with something else; "resourcefully he mingled music and dance" carburet - combine with carbon
	4.	combine - add together from different sources; "combine resources" chip in, contribute, kick in, give - contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office"
	5.	combine - join for a common purpose or in a common action; "These forces combined with others" interact - act together or towards others or with others; "He should interact more with his colleagues" summate - form or constitute a cumulative effect
	6.	combine - gather in a mass, sum, or whole aggregate unitise, unitize - make into a unit; "unitize a car body" amalgamate, commix, mingle, unify, mix - to bring or combine together or with something else; "resourcefully he mingled music and dance"
	7.	combine - mix together different elements; "The colors blend well" coalesce, conflate, fuse, immix, mix, merge, commingle, flux, blend, meld change integrity - change in physical make-up gauge - mix in specific proportions; "gauge plaster" absorb - cause to become one with; "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax" meld, melt - lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually; "Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene" mix in, blend in - cause (something) to be mixed with (something else); "At this stage of making the cake, blend in the nuts" accrete - grow together (of plants and organs); "After many years the rose bushes grew together" conjugate - unite chemically so that the product is easily broken down into the original compounds admix - mix or blend; "Hyaline casts were admixed with neutrophils" alloy - make an alloy of syncretise, syncretize - become fused

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combine

verb 1. amalgamate, marry, mix, bond, bind, compound, blend, incorporate, integrate, merge, put together, fuse, synthesize << OPPOSITE separate

2. join together, link, connect, integrate, merge, fuse, amalgamate, meld

3. unite, associate, team up, unify, get together, collaborate, join forces, cooperate, join together, pool resources << OPPOSITE split up

Translations

combine [kəmˈbaɪn] vt → combinar [+ qualities]; reunir

vi → combinarse

n [ˈkɔmbaɪn] (ECON) → cartel m;

a combined effort → un esfuerzo conjunto

combine [kəmˈbaɪn] vt → combiner

vi → s'associer;

(Chem) → se combiner

n [ˈkɔmbaɪn] → association f;

(Econ) → trust m;

(also: combine harvester) → moissonneuse-batteuse(-lieuse) f;

to combine sth with sth [+ one quality with another] → joindre ou allier qch à qch;

a combined effort → un effort conjugué

combine vti [kəmˈbaɪn]

n [ˈkɔmbaɪn]

vt → verbinden

vi → sich zusammenschließen;

(Chem) → sich verbinden

n → Konzern m;

(Agr) = combine harvester;

combined effort → vereintes Unternehmen

combine vb [kəmˈbaɪn]

vt → combinare [+ one quality with another]: to combine sth with sth → unire qc a qc

vi → unirsi;

(CHEM) → combinarsi

n [ˈkɔmbaɪn] → lega;

(ECON) → associazione f;

a combined effort → uno sforzo collettivo

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combine, combine harvester n → mietitrebbia

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combine

v combine [kəmˈbain]

to join together in one whole; to unite They combined (forces) to fight the enemy; The chemist combined calcium and carbon.verenig, verbindيَدْمِج، يَمْزِجобединявам (се)spojit, sloučitforene; kombinere; sammenblandeverbindenσυνδυάζω,συνδυάζομαιcombinarühendama, ühinemaترکیب کردنyhdistääcombinerלְשָלֵבमिलानाudružiti se, spojitiegyesítmenggabungkansameina, blanda samancombinare, unire結合させる결합하다; 결합시키다jungti(s)apvienot; apvienoties; savienot; savienotiesbersatusamenvoegenslå sammen, kombinere, forene (seg)łączyć (się)juntara combinaобъединять;соединятьspojiť, zlúčiťzdružiti, spojitispojitiförena, slå ihop, kombineraนำมารวมกันbirleştirmek, bileştirmek (kimya)使結合об'єднувати(ся)شامل ہونا ، ملناkết hợp使结合

[ˈkombain] n

an association of trading companies a large manufacturing combine.verenigingمَجْموعَة مُنَظَّمَات تِجارِيَّهобединениеkartel, koncernsammenslutning; syndikatdie Verbindungκοινοπραξίαasociaciónühendusادغام؛ ائتلافyhtymäcartelהִתאֲחָדוּתव्यापारिक कंपनियों का संघudruženjekartellkongsisamtökunione, cartello企業合同기업 합동susivienijimaskombināts; apvienībabergabungcombinesammenslutningkonsorcjumconsórciocartelобъединение; концернkombinátkartelkoncernsammanslutning, syndikatองค์กรการค้าbirleşme聯合企業об'єднання, комбінатتجارتی کمپنیوں کی انجمنmột hiệp hội các công ty thương mại联合企业

n ˌcombiˈnation [-bi-]

1 (the result of) combining or being combined The town was a combination of old and new architecture.kombinasieمَزيج، خَليط، دَمْجсъчетаниеkombinace, spojeníkombinationdie Kombinationσυνδυασμόςcombinaciónkombinatsioon, seguترکیب؛ تلفیقyhdistelmäcombinaisonשִילוּבसंयोजनkombinacija, spojegyesítésperpaduansamsetningcombinazione結合결합, 연합derinyskombinācija; maisījumspenggabungancombinatiekombinasjon, sammensetning, forbindelsepołączeniecombinaçãocom­bi­naţieсочетаниеzostava, spojeniespletkombinacijakombination, föreningการรวมกันbirleş(tir)me, birleşim,結合комбінація; поєднанняملنے کا نتیجہsự kết hợp结合

2 a set of numbers used to open certain types of lock He couldn't open the safe as he had forgotten the combination; (also adjective ) a combination lock.kombinasieتأليف بين حُروف او أرْقامкомбинацияkombinacekode; kode-die Kombinationσυνδυασμός κλειδαριάςcombinaciónnumbrikombinatsioonرمزnumeroyhdistelmäcombinaisonצֵרוּף מִספָּרִיםबन्दिश अंकों कीkombinacija(szám)kombinációkombinasitalnaröð/-lykill/-láscombinazione組み合わせ番号(자물쇠의) 숫자 배합skaičių derinys(skaitļu) šifrs; šifra-gabungan nomborcombinatiekodeszyfrcombinaçãocifruкодовая комбинацияkombináciašifra; šifrirankombinacijakombinationเลขรหัสปลดล็อคşifre號碼(鎖)комбінаціяتالے کھولنے کے لئے اعداد کا مجموعہdãy mã số mở ổ khoá号码（锁）

combine harvester

a machine that both harvests and threshes crops. stroperحَصّادَهкомбайнерkombajnmejetærskerder Mähdrescherθεριζοαλωνιστική μχανήcosechadorateraviljakombainماشین کمباینleikkuupuimurimoissonneuse-batteuseקוֹמבַּייִןकृषि की एक तरह की मशीनkombajnkombájnmesin panenþreskivélmietitrebbiaコンバイン収穫機복식 수확기kombainaskombainsmesin penuai kombinmaaidorserskurtreskerkombajndebulhadoracombinăкомбайнkombajnkombajnkombajnskördetröskaเครื่องจักรตัดและนวดเมล็ดข้าวbiçerdöver makinesı聯合收割機комбайнفصل کاٹنے کی مشین جس میں زیادہ کام کئے جائیںmáy gặt đập联合收割机