Combine
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combine¹
- /kəmˈbaɪn/
- /ˈkɑm.baɪn/
- /ˈkɒm.baɪn/
Rhymes with -aɪn
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From Middle English combynyn, from Middle French combiner, from Late Latin combīnāre (“unite, yoke together”), from Latin con- (“together”) + bīnī (“two by two”).
verb combines · combining · combined
- To bring (two or more things or activities) together; to unite. Combine the milk and the hot water in a large bowl.
- To have two or more things or properties that function together. Joe combines the intelligence of a rock with the honesty of a politician.
- To come together; to unite. two substances that easily combine
- 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.
- To bind; to hold by a moral tie. I am combined by a sacred vow.
Similar: synonyms at Thesaurus:coalesce
noun combines
- Ellipsis of combine harvester.combine harvester We can't finish harvesting because our combine is stuck in the mud.
- 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 or fraudulent 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. His grandmother worked in the stamping plant of the sheet and tin combine.
- An artwork falling between painting and sculpture, having objects embedded into a painted surface.
- Ellipsis of combine car, a type of railway car that combines passenger and freight functions.combine car
- A test match in which applicants play in the hope of earning a position on a professional football team. If you purchased this book chances are that you are planning on participating in a football combine or pro-day test.
Combine²
- /ˈkɒm.baɪn/ UK
Where it comes from
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.
proper noun the Combine
- London Underground
