n.
Pronunciation: k ə m- ' b ī n
Function: verb
Inflected Form: com · bined ; com · bin · ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French combiner, from Late Latin combinare, from Latin com- + bini two by two ― more at BIN-
Date: 15th century
transitive verb
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 c : to unite into a single number or expression < combine fractions and simplify>
2 : INTERMIX , BLEND < combine the sugar and flour>
3 : to possess in combination <a writer whose works combine imagination and scholarship>
intransitive verb
1 a : to become one b : to unite to form a chemical compound
2 : to act together <many factors combined to cause the recession>
synonyms see JOIN
– com · bin · able \ - ' b ī -n ə -b ə l \ adjective
– com · bin · er noun