combine definition - Dictionary

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com·bine [ kəm bn ]

verb (past and past participle com·bined, present participle com·bin·ing, 3rd person present singular com·bines)

Definition:

1. transitive and intransitive verb join or mix together: to be joined or mixed together, or join or mix people or things together

Combine the ingredients in a large mixing bowl.

All these factors combine to make for a truly successful product.

2. transitive verb do things simultaneously: to undertake two or more activities at the same time

She has successfully combined a career as an attorney and a state senator.

3. transitive and intransitive verb chemistry unite chemically: to join together, or make substances join together, to form a chemical compound

4. transitive and intransitive verb agriculture harvest crops with machine: to harvest crops using a combine harvester

noun (plural com·bines)

Definition:

1. association: an illegal association of business organizations

2. agriculture
Same as combine harvester

[15th century. < late Latin combinare "put two things together" < Latin bini "two at a time" < bi- (see bi-)]

com·bin·a·ble adjective

com·bi·na·tive [ kómbi nàytiv ] adjective

com·bin·er [ kəm bnər ] noun