"combine" in the noun sense
1. combine
harvester that heads and threshes and cleans grain while moving across the field
2. trust, corporate trust, combine, cartel
a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service
"they set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly"
3. combining, combine
an occurrence that results in things being united
"combine" in the verb sense
1. unite, combine
have or possess in combination
"she unites charm with a good business sense"
2. compound, combine
put or add together
"combine resources"
3. compound, combine
combine so as to form a whole mix
"compound the ingredients"
4. combine
add together from different sources
"combine resources"
5. combine
join for a common purpose or in a common action
"These forces combined with others"
6. aggregate, combine
gather in a mass, sum, or whole
7. blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge
mix together different elements
"The colors blend well"
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