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com·bine

(kəm-bīn′)

v. com·bined, com·bin·ing, com·bines

v.tr.

1. To bring into a state of unity; make united: combined the ingredients in a bowl; combined the eggs and flour.

2. To join (two or more substances) to make a single substance, such as a chemical compound; mix.

3. To have, exhibit, or involve in combination: The choreography combines artistry and athletics.

4. (kŏm′bīn′) To harvest (a grain crop) using a cutting, threshing, and cleaning machine.

v.intr.

1. To become united: factors that combined to produce a storm.

2. To join together for a common purpose. See Synonyms at join.

3. Chemistry To form a compound.

4. (kŏm′bīn′) To harvest a grain crop using a cutting, threshing, and cleaning machine.

n. (kŏm′bīn′)

1. A power-operated harvesting machine that cuts, threshes, and cleans grain.

2. An association of people or groups united for the furtherance of political or commercial interests.

3. A combination.

[Middle English combinen, from Old French combiner, from Late Latin combīnāre : Latin com-, com- + bīnī, two by two; see dwo- in Indo-European roots.]

com·bin′er n.

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