combined; combining
1
a
: to bring into such close relationship as to obscure individual characters : merge
two companies combining forces
b
: to cause to unite into a chemical compound
combining hydrofluoric acid with soda ash to form sodium fluoride
c
: to unite into a single number or expression
Combine fractions and simplify.
3
: to possess in combination
a writer whose works combine imagination and scholarship
1
a
: to become one
The two newspapers combined as the Chronicle.
b
: to unite to form a chemical compound
2
: to act together
Many factors combined to cause the recession.
Wolves combine in their hunt for deer.
combiner
noun
plural combines
1
a
: a combination especially of business or political interests
… Grumman Corp. lost the advanced tactical aircraft contract to the combine of McDonnell Douglas and General Dynamics.—
George J. Church
George J. Church
b
: an event at which scouts from the teams in a professional sports league gather to evaluate players in preparation for choosing which players to draft
a scouting combine
Every spring the National Football League conducts that most cherished of American rituals, the college draft. A couple of months before the event, prospective players show off their abilities in an athletic audition known as the combine.—Carl Zimmer
Carl Zimmer2
: a harvesting machine that heads, threshes, and cleans grain while moving over a field
combined; combining
: to harvest with a combine
: to combine a crop
Synonyms
Examples of combine in a Sentence
Verb (1)
the room's highly varied design elements combine to form a harmonious whole
combine the sugar and flour in a bowl
Noun
The teams belong to a combine that scouts new players.
charged that the cable companies had formed an illegal combine for the purpose of keeping rates artificially high
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Outside Editors, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
The company expects these funds, combined with anticipated revenues, to support operations into 2027.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 19 Aug. 2024
James entered the draft following the season, cementing himself as a potential second-round pick with his play in the draft combine in Chicago.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
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Verb
The profile combined with a semi-tight sidecut offers a balance of float in powder and dependable edge-hold in hardpack.
—Outside Editors, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
The company expects these funds, combined with anticipated revenues, to support operations into 2027.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
Noun
Written by Gilbert with Josh Phillips, this track revs up with all the gritty churn of a combine, as a bed of industrial-scale, frothy guitars, sharp percussion and thudding bass carry the two artists’ intertwined, destinctive drawls.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 19 Aug. 2024
James entered the draft following the season, cementing himself as a potential second-round pick with his play in the draft combine in Chicago.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
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“Combine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/combine. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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combine
2 of 2 noun
com·bine
ˈkäm-ˌbīn 
1
: a union of persons or groups especially for business or political benefits
2
: a machine that harvests, threshes, and cleans grain while moving over a field
Medical Definition
combine
verb
com·bine
kəm-ˈbīn
combined; combining
: to cause to unite into a chemical compound
: to unite to form a chemical compound
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