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单词 combine
释义

combine

1 of 3

verb (1)

com·​bine kəm-ˈbīn How to pronounce combine (audio)
combined; combining

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
combining hydrofluoric acid with soda ash to form sodium fluoride
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
The two newspapers combined as the Chronicle.
b
: to unite to form a chemical compound
2
: to act together
Many factors combined to cause the recession.
Wolves combine in their hunt for deer.
combinable
kəm-ˈbī-nə-bəl How to pronounce combine (audio)
adjective
combiner noun

combine

2 of 3

noun

com·​bine ˈkäm-ˌbīn How to pronounce combine (audio)
plural combines
1
a
: a combination especially of business or political interests
… Grumman Corp. lost the advanced tactical aircraft contract to the combine of McDonnell Douglas and General Dynamics. George J. Church
b
: 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
a scouting combine
Every spring the National Football League conducts that most cherished of American rituals, the college draft. A couple of months before the event, prospective players show off their abilities in an athletic audition known as the combine. Carl Zimmer
2
: a harvesting machine that heads, threshes, and cleans grain while moving over a field

combine

3 of 3

verb (2)

com·​bine ˈkäm-ˌbīn How to pronounce combine (audio)
combined; combining

transitive verb

: to harvest with a combine

intransitive verb

: to combine a crop

Synonyms

Verb (1)

  • associate
  • coalesce
  • conjoin
  • conjugate
  • connect
  • couple
  • fuse
  • interfuse
  • join
  • link (up)
  • marry
  • unify
  • unite

Noun

  • cartel
  • combination
  • syndicate
  • trust
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Example Sentences

Noun The teams belong to a combine that scouts new players. charged that the cable companies had formed an illegal combine for the purpose of keeping rates artificially high

Word History

Etymology

Verb (1) and Noun

Middle English, from Middle French combiner, from Late Latin combinare, from Latin com- + bini two by two — more at bin-

First Known Use

Verb (1)

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Noun

1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb (2)

1926, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Kids Definition

combine 1 of 2

verb

com·​bine käm-ˈbīn How to pronounce combine (audio)
combined; combining
1
: to mix together so as to make or to seem one thing
Combine the ingredients in a large bowl.
2
: to be or cause to be together for a purpose
The two groups combined to work for reform.

combine

2 of 2

noun

com·​bine ˈkäm-ˌbīn How to pronounce combine (audio)
1
: a union of persons or groups that work together to achieve a common goal
2
: a machine that harvests and threshes grain

Medical Definition

combine

verb

com·​bine kəm-ˈbīn How to pronounce combine (audio)
combined; combining

transitive verb

: to cause to unite into a chemical compound

intransitive verb

: to unite to form a chemical compound

combine 1 of 2

verb

1
as in to connect
to come together to form a single unit the room's highly varied design elements combine to form a harmonious whole

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • connect
  • unite
  • fuse
  • join
  • unify
  • coalesce
  • marry
  • couple
  • associate
  • conjoin
  • conjugate
  • reunite
  • assemble
  • meet
  • interfuse
  • gather
  • mate
  • compound
  • convene
  • recombine
  • splice
  • confederate
  • yoke
  • reconnect
  • league
  • link (up)
  • cluster
  • chain
  • ally
  • rejoin
  • congregate
  • hook
  • constellate
  • hitch
  • reunify

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • split
  • separate
  • sever
  • divide
  • isolate
  • section
  • part
  • dissociate
  • detach
  • resolve
  • break up
  • fractionate
  • uncouple
  • disconnect
  • disperse
  • dissever
  • sunder
  • unlink
  • scatter
  • divorce
  • disband
  • disunite
  • disjoin
  • disjoint
  • unyoke
  • disaffiliate
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2
as in to mix
to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout combine the sugar and flour in a bowl

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • mix
  • merge
  • integrate
  • blend
  • amalgamate
  • incorporate
  • add
  • meld
  • intermix
  • intermingle
  • fuse
  • composite
  • commingle
  • mingle
  • comingle
  • homogenize
  • unite
  • commix
  • conflate
  • stir
  • concrete
  • immix
  • interfuse
  • fold
  • immingle
  • cut in
  • coalesce
  • toss
  • emulsify
  • intertwine
  • weave
  • admix
  • compound
  • conjoin
  • link
  • knit
  • interweave
  • join
  • beat (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • separate
  • divide
  • break down
  • break up
  • sever
  • split
  • dissolve
  • cleave
  • disperse
  • part
  • unmix
  • scatter
  • rupture
  • divorce
  • detach
  • disengage
  • sunder
  • disunite
  • disjoin
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combine

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noun

1
as in syndicate
a number of businesses or enterprises united for commercial advantage charged that the cable companies had formed an illegal combine for the purpose of keeping rates artificially high

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • syndicate
  • cartel
  • partnership
  • conglomerate
  • combination
  • union
  • association
  • trust
  • organization
  • chain
  • multinational
  • gild
  • guild
  • big business
  • megacorporation
  • pool
2
as in confederacy
an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection one of the most notorious combines in the history of organized crime

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • confederacy
  • combination
  • coalition
  • alliance
  • union
  • federation
  • league
  • partnership
  • confederation
  • group
  • axis
  • bloc
  • organization
  • fusion
  • block
  • association
  • cooperative
  • wing
  • syndicate
  • side
  • trust
  • conspiracy
  • faction
  • front
  • affiliation
  • cartel
  • junto
  • cabal
  • conference
  • circuit

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of combine are associate, connect, join, link, relate, and unite. While all these words mean "to bring or come together into some manner of union," combine implies some merging or mingling with corresponding loss of identity of each unit.

combined jazz and rock to create a new music

The meanings of associate and combine largely overlap; however, associate stresses the mere fact of frequent occurrence or existence together in space or in logical relation.

opera is popularly associated with high society

While in some cases nearly identical to combine, connect suggests a loose or external attachment with little or no loss of identity.

a mutual defense treaty connected the two nations

Although the words join and combine have much in common, join implies a bringing into contact or conjunction of any degree of closeness.

joined forces in an effort to win

The synonyms link and combine are sometimes interchangeable, but link may imply strong connection or inseparability of elements still retaining identity.

a name forever linked with liberty

The words relate and combine can be used in similar contexts, but relate suggests the existence of a real or presumed logical connection.

related what he observed to what he already knew

The words unite and combine are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, unite implies somewhat greater loss of separate identity.

the colonies united to form a republic
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