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What does combine mean?

Definitions for combine
kəmˈbaɪn for 1, 2, 6 , ˈkɒm baɪn for 3, 7 ; n. ˈkɒm baɪncom·bine

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. combinenoun

    harvester that heads and threshes and cleans grain while moving across the field

  2. trust, corporate trust, combine, cartelnoun

    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"

  3. combining, combineverb

    an occurrence that results in things being united

  4. unite, combineverb

    have or possess in combination

    "she unites charm with a good business sense"

  5. compound, combineverb

    put or add together

    "combine resources"

  6. compound, combineverb

    combine so as to form a whole; mix

    "compound the ingredients"

  7. combineverb

    add together from different sources

    "combine resources"

  8. combineverb

    join for a common purpose or in a common action

    "These forces combined with others"

  9. aggregate, combineverb

    gather in a mass, sum, or whole

  10. blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, mergeverb

    mix together different elements

    "The colors blend well"

Wiktionary

  1. combinenoun

    A combine harvester

    We can't finish harvesting because our combine is stuck in the mud.

  2. combinenoun

    A concern, consortium or syndicate.

  3. combineverb

    to bring (two or more things or activities) together; to unite

  4. combineverb

    to have two or more things or properties that function together

  5. Combinenoun

    London Underground

  6. Etymology: From combine, referring to the merger and purchase of various underground railway, tram and bus companies in London, combining them into one organisation. Originally applied to Underground Electric Railways of London Company Ltd, since used for successor organisations.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To COMBINEverb

    Etymology: combiner, Fr. binos jungere.

    Let us not then suspect our happy state,
    As not secure to single or combin’d. John Milton, Paradise Lost.

    God, the best maker of all marriages,
    Combine your hearts in one, your realms in one. William Shakespeare, H. V.

    My heart’s dear love is set on his fair daughter;
    As mine on her’s, so her’s is set on mine,
    And all combin’d, save what thou must combine
    By holy marriage. William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet.

  2. To Combineverb

    Honour and policy, like unsever’d friends
    I’ th’ war, do grow together: grant that, and tell me
    In peace what each of them by th’ other loses,
    That they combine not there? William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

    Combine together ’gainst the enemy;
    For these domestick and particular broils
    Are not the question here. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

    You with your foes combine,
    And seem your own destruction to design. John Dryden, Aurengz.

Wikipedia

  1. COMBINE

    COMBINE, the COmputational Modeling in BIology NEtwork, is an initiative to coordinate the development of the various community standards and formats for computational models, initially in systems biology and related fields.

ChatGPT

  1. combine

    To merge or bring together two or more elements, pieces, or substances into one entity; often in such a way that the individual components interact or work together effectively. This could refer to anything from physical objects, ideas, pieces of data, sets of skills, etc.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Combineverb

    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

  2. Combineverb

    to bind; to hold by a moral tie

  3. Combineverb

    to form a union; to agree; to coalesce; to confederate

  4. Combineverb

    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 third

  5. Combineverb

    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

  6. Etymology: [LL. combinare, combinatum; L. com- + binus, pl. bini, two and two, double: cf. F. combiner. See Binary.]

Wikidata

  1. Combine

    The Combine is a multidimensional empire, which serves as the primary antagonistic force in the Half-Life video game series, developed by Valve Corporation. The Combine consist of alien, synthetic, and human elements, and dominate Earth. They are regularly encountered throughout Half-Life 2 and its episodic expansions as hostile non-player characters as the player progresses through the games in an effort to overthrow the Combine occupation of Earth. The Combine are frequently shown as harsh rulers over the citizens of Earth, suppressing dissent with brutality, policing using violence and using invasive surgery to transform humans into either soldiers or slaves. Throughout the games, the player primarily battles with transformed humans as well as synthetic and mechanical enemies that are the product of Combine technology. The atmosphere generated by the dystopian Combine state has been praised by reviewers, although the artificial intelligence of the transhuman Combine characters was thought to be inferior to that of other characters in Half-Life 2. In addition to their role within the Half-Life series, the Combine have been adapted for machinima productions and one Combine character type has been made into plush toys by Valve.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Combine

    kom-bīn′, v.t. to join two together: to unite intimately.—v.i. to come into close union: to co-operate: (chem.) to unite and form a new compound.—n. a trading syndicate, a trust.—adj. Com′binate, combined: betrothed.—ns. Combinā′tion, the act of combining: union of individual things: persons united for a purpose; Combinā′tion-room, the college-parlour at Cambridge, for the fellows of a college after dinner, a common-room.—n.pl. Combinā′tions, a women's and children's garment consisting of chemise and drawers combined.—adjs. Com′binātive; Combī′natory; Combined′; Combin′ing. [L. combināre, to join—com, together, and bini, two and two.]

Editors Contribution

  1. combine

    To blend.

    A wedding combines two people and their families fir life.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 1, 2020  

  2. combine

    To unite.

    They did combine love, understanding, peace and joy to create harmony.


    Submitted by MaryC on February 10, 2020  

Etymology and Origins

  1. Combine

    An Americanism for “Combination.” Applied in a financial or commercial sense, this term is now well understood in our own country.

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  1. Verbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'combine' in Verbs Frequency: #347

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of combine in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of combine in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of combine in a Sentence

  1. Ben Robinson:

    I am looking for The Original Series, with a 21st century budget, if they can combine sophisticated stories with beautiful special effects and the 1960s' Right Stuff' energetic storytelling, then I'm going to be over the moon.

  2. Singer Justin Timberlake:

    I have always wanted to work on a soundtrack after getting to explore acting in film and having done a ton of music over the years, at some point wanting to combine those was always something that I wanted to do, this became like an embarrassment of riches because you're actually in the movie as well you're playing you know one of the supporting role to the lead in the movie and getting to do all the music. It's like - sign me up!

  3. Kahlil Gibran:

    Cast aside those who liken godliness to whimsy and who try to combine their greed for wealth with their desire for a happy afterlife.

  4. Michel Milinkovitch:

    Elephants have sort of a toolkit of simple movements, and they can combine these simple movements to complex trajectories, they can adapt to the object you give them.

  5. Lloyd Jackson:

    County officials have yet to make a decision as to what to do with the facility. But while they dither, the monthly meter is running. According to figures compiled by the Detroit Free Press some of the monthly costs include : Despite the hefty costs of The Wayne County Jail, and the county teetering on the brink of bankruptcy, Wayne County Executive Warren Evans does not appear to be any closer to making a decision on the building site. Due to the county's financial state, anything done on the... jail will just add to the deficit, once the deficit has been solved, the county can move forward with options on whether to finish the Gratiot site or renovate the three existing jails. As the county makes progress on its recovery plan, it will better be able to solve the jail issue. The Wayne County Jail was originally proposed as a $ 300 million, 2,000-bed jail that would combine the other county correctional facilities. Ground was broken on the work site in September 2011, but was stalled nearly two years later, in June 2013, when a 60-day suspension was imposed after projected cost overruns totaled nearly $ 100 million. Construction never resumed, and later that summer, the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office launched an investigation into the project. The investigation led to the arrest of former Wayne County Chief Financial Officer Carla Sledge, attorney Steven Collins and construction manager Anthony Parlovecchio. Five parties have expressed interest in buying the construction site, including Quicken Loans founder Dan Gilbert, who has been active in Detroit’s ongoing attempt at urban renewal. But so far, the county has not accepted any offers — which is proving costly to taxpayers.

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