— combiner , n.
v. /keuhm buyn"/ for 1, 2, 6, /kom"buyn/ for 3, 7; n. /kom"buyn, keuhm buyn"/ for 8, 9, /kom"buyn/ for 10 , v. , combined, combining , n.
v.t.
1. to bring into or join in a close union or whole; unite: She combined the ingredients to make the cake. They combined the two companies.
2. to possess or exhibit in union: a plan that combines the best features of several other plans.
3. to harvest (grain) with a combine.
v.i.
4. to unite; coalesce: The clay combined with the water to form a thick paste.
5. to unite for a common purpose; join forces: After the two factions combined, they proved invincible.
6. to enter into chemical union.
7. to use a combine in harvesting.
n.
8. a combination.
9. a combination of persons or groups for the furtherance of their political, commercial, or other interests, as a syndicate, cartel, or trust.
10. a harvesting machine for cutting and threshing grain in the field.
[ 1375-1425; late ME combinen ( combiner ) combinare, equiv. to com- COM- + -binare, v. deriv. of bini by twos (cf. BINARY) ]
Syn. 1. compound, amalgamate. See mix. 9. merger, monopoly, alignment, bloc.
Ant. 1, 4. separate.