combine

/kəm-ˈbīn/

Middle English, from Middle French combiner, from Late Latin combinare, from Latin com- + bini two by two

verb

  1. to bring into such close relationship as to obscure individual characters : merge

  2. to cause to unite into a chemical compound

  3. to unite into a single number or expression

two companies combining forces

combining hydrofluoric acid with soda ash to form sodium fluoride

join combine unite connect link associate relate mean to bring or come together into some manner of union. join implies a bringing into contact or conjunction of any degree of closeness. combine implies some merging or mingling with corresponding loss of identity of each unit.

noun

  1. a combination especially of business or political interests

  2. an event at which scouts from the teams in a professional sports league gather to evaluate players in preparation for choosing which players to draft

  3. a harvesting machine that heads, threshes, and cleans grain while moving over a field

… Grumman Corp. lost the advanced tactical aircraft contract to the combine of McDonnell Douglas and General Dynamics.

a scouting combine

verb

  1. to harvest with a combine

  2. to combine a crop