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combine

  • verb
  • kəm-bīn'

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

Example

“Combine the milk and the hot water in a large bowl.”

Other meanings

  1. To have two or more things or properties that function together.

    “Joe combines the intelligence of a rock with the honesty of a politician.”

  2. To come together; to unite.

    “two substances that easily combine”

Antonyms

  • divide
  • separate

Related words

  • combinability
  • combinement
  • decombine
  • incombine
  • intercombine
  • precombine
  • uncombine
  • noncombining
  • combinable
  • combination
  • combinatory
  • combined

Word history

From Latin "con-" (together).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “combine” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.