(~d)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If you ~ two or more things or if they ~, they exist together.
The Church has something to say on how to ~ freedom with responsibility...
Relief workers say it’s worse than ever as disease and starvation ~ to kill thousands...
A stagnant economy ~d with a surge in the number of teenagers is likely to have contributed to rising crime levels in the US.
V-RECIP: V n with n, pl-n V, V-ed, also V with n, V pl-n
2.
If you ~ two or more things or if they ~, they join together to make a single thing.
David Jacobs was given the job of combining the data from these 19 studies into one giant study...
Combine the flour with 3 tablespoons water to make a paste...
Carbon, hydrogen and oxygen ~ chemically to form carbohydrates and fats...
Combined with other compounds, they created a massive dynamite-type bomb.
V-RECIP: V pl-n, V n with n, pl-n V, V-ed, also V with n
3.
If someone or something ~s two qualities or features, they have both those qualities or features at the same time.
Their system seems to ~ the two ideals of strong government and proportional representation.
...a clever, far-sighted lawyer who ~s legal expertise with social concern...
Her tale has a consciously youthful tone and storyline, ~d with a sly humour.
VERB: V pl-n, V n with n, V-ed
4.
If someone ~s two activities, they do them both at the same time.
It is possible to ~ a career with being a mother...
He will ~ the two jobs over the next three years.
VERB: V n with n/-ing, V pl-n
5.
If two or more groups or organizations ~ or if someone ~s them, they join to form a single group or organization.
...an announcement by Steetley and Tarmac of a joint venture that would ~ their operations...
Different states or groups can ~ to enlarge their markets.
= amalgamate
V-RECIP: V pl-n, pl-n V, also V with n, V n with n
6.
A ~ is a group of people or organizations that are working or acting together.
...Veba, an energy-and-chemicals ~ that is Germany’s fourth-biggest company.
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