Combine

Quick meaning: Combine is a verb meaning (transitive) To bring (two or more things or activities) together; to unite.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To have two or more things or properties that function together.
2. (intransitive) To come together; to unite.
3. Ellipsis of combine harvester.
4. A combination.
5. Ellipsis of combine car, a type of railway car that combines passenger and freight functions.
6. (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.
7. (obsolete) To bind; to hold by a moral tie.

Example Sentences

I am combined by a sacred vow.

two substances that easily combine

So sweet did harp and voice combine.

I'm combining business and pleasure on this trip.

Word Forms

• combines
• combining
• combined

Synonyms for combine

Depending on context, synonyms include coalesce, aggregate, conflate, trust, compound, merge.

Antonyms for combine

Common opposites include divide, separate, disunite.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include merge, combination, coalesce, conflate, meld, unite.

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