COMBINE


Meaning of COMBINE in English

~ 1

■ verb kəm'bʌɪn

1》 unite or merge to form a whole: ~ the flour with the margarine.

↘ Chemistry unite to form a compound.

2》 join with others for a common purpose.

■ noun 'kɒmbʌɪn a group of people or companies acting together for a commercial purpose.

Derivatives

combinable adjective

~r noun

Origin

ME: from OFr. ~r or late L. combinare 'join two by two', from com- 'together' + L. bini 'two together'.

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~ 2 [ 'kɒmbʌɪn ]

■ verb harvest (a crop) with a ~ harvester.

■ noun a ~ harvester.

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