COMBINE

I. verb (~d; combining) see: bin- Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to bring into such close relationship as to obscure individual characters ; merge , to cause to unite into a chemical compound, to unite into a single number or expression , intermix , blend , to possess in combination , intransitive verb 1. to become one, to unite to form a chemical compound, to act together , see: join combinable adjective ~r noun II. noun Date: 1886 a combination especially of business or political interests, a harvesting machine that heads, threshes, and cleans grain while moving over a field, III. verb (~d; combining) Date: 1926 transitive verb to harvest with a ~, intransitive verb to ~ a crop