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Webster 1913 Edition
Combine
Com-bine′
(kŏm-bīn′)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Combined
(kŏm-bīnd′)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Combining
.] [LL.
combinare
, combinatum
; L. com-
+ binus
, pl. bini
, two and two, double: cf. F. combiner
. See Binary
.] 1.
To unite or join; to link closely together; to bring into harmonious union; to cause or unite so as to form a homogeneous substance, as by chemical union.
So fitly them in pairs thou hast
combined
. Milton.
Friendship is the cement which really
combines
mankind. Dr. H. More.
And all
By holy marriage.
combined
, save what thou must combine
By holy marriage.
Shakespeare
Earthly sounds, though sweet and well
combined
. Cowper.
2.
To bind; to hold by a moral tie.
[Obs.]
I am
combined
by a sacred vow. Shakespeare
Com-bine′
,Verb.
I.
1.
To form a union; to agree; to coalesce; to confederate.
You with your foes
And seem your own destruction to design
combine
,And seem your own destruction to design
Dryden.
So sweet did harp and voice
combine
. Sir W. Scott.
2.
To unite by affinity or natural attraction;
as, two substances, which will not
. combine
of themselves, may be made to combine
by the intervention of a third3.
(Card Playing)
In the game of casino, to play a card which will take two or more cards whose aggregate number of pips equals those of the card played.
Combining weight
(Chem.)
, that proportional weight, usually referred to hydrogen as a standard, and for each element fixed and exact, by which an element unites with another to form a distinct compound. The combining weights either are identical with, or are multiples or submultiples of, the atomic weight. See
Atomic weight
, under Atomic
, Adj.
Webster 1828 Edition
Combine
COMBINE
, v.t.1.
To unite or join two or more things; to link closely together.Friendship combines the hearts of men.
2.
To agree; to accord; to settle by compact.3.
To join words or ideas together; opposed to analyze.4.
To cause to unite; to bring into union or confederacy. The violence of revolutionary France combined the posers of Europe in opposition.
COMBINE
,Verb.
I.
Honor and policy combine to justify the measure.
2.
To unite in friendship or design; to league together.You with your foes combine.
3.
To unite by affinity, or natural attractionTwo substances which will not combine of themselves, may be made to combine, by the intervention of a third.
4.
To confederate; to unite as nations.The powers of Europe combined against France.
Definition 2024
Combine
combine
combine
English
Verb
combine (third-person singular simple present combines, present participle combining, simple past and past participle combined)
- (transitive) To bring (two or more things or activities) together; to unite.
- John Dryden
- You with your foes combine, / And seem your own destruction to design.
- Sir Walter Scott
- So sweet did harp and voice combine.
- 2012 March 1, William E. Carter, Merri Sue Carter, “The British Longitude Act Reconsidered”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 87:
- Conditions were horrendous aboard most British naval vessels at the time. Scurvy and other diseases ran rampant, killing more seamen each year than all other causes combined, including combat.
- Combine the milk and the hot water in a large bowl. I'm combining business and pleasure on this trip.
- John Dryden
- (transitive) To have two or more things or properties that function together.
- Joe combines the intelligence of a rock with the honesty of a politician.
- (intransitive) To come together; to unite.
- two substances that easily combine
- (card games) In the game of casino, to play a card which will take two or more cards whose aggregate number of pips equals those of the card played.
- (obsolete) To bind; to hold by a moral tie.
- William Shakespeare
- I am combined by a sacred vow.
- William Shakespeare
Derived terms
Derived terms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Translations
bring two or more things or activities together
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have two or more things or properties that function together
Noun
combine (plural combines)
- A combine harvester
- We can't finish harvesting because our combine is stuck in the mud.
- A combination
- Especially, a joint enterprise of whatever legal form for a purpose of business or in any way promoting the interests of the participants, sometimes with monopolistic intentions.
- The telecom companies were accused of having formed an illegal combine in order to hike up the network charges.
- An industrial conglomeration in a socialist country, particularly in the former Soviet bloc.
- Especially, a joint enterprise of whatever legal form for a purpose of business or in any way promoting the interests of the participants, sometimes with monopolistic intentions.
Translations
combine harvester — see combine harvester
combination — see combination
joint enterprise for a business purpose
industrial conglomeration in the Soviet bloc
Asturian
Verb
combine
- first-person singular present subjunctive of combinar
- third-person singular present subjunctive of combinar
French
Etymology 1
Abbreviation of combinaison.
Noun
combine f (plural combines)
Etymology 2
Inflected forms.
Verb
combine
- first-person singular present indicative of combiner
- third-person singular present indicative of combiner
- first-person singular present subjunctive of combiner
- first-person singular present subjunctive of combiner
- second-person singular imperative of combiner
Anagrams
Portuguese
Verb
combine
- First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of combinar
- Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) present subjunctive of combinar
- Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of combinar
- Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of combinar
Spanish
Verb
combine
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of combinar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of combinar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of combinar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of combinar.