combine

verb

/kəmˈbaɪn//ˈkɒm.baɪn/UK

Etymology

From combine, referring to the merger and purchase of various underground railway, tram and bus companies in London, combining them into one organisation. Originally applied to Underground Electric Railways of London Company Ltd, since used for successor organisations.

derived from con- — “together”
derived from combīnō — “unite, yoke together”
derived from combiner
inherited from combynyn

Definitions

1
To bring (two or more things or activities) together
To bring (two or more things or activities) together; to unite.
- Combine the milk and the hot water in a large bowl.
- I'm combining business and pleasure on this trip.
- Conditions were horrendous aboard most British naval vessels at the time. Scurvy and other diseases ran rampant, killing more seamen each year than all other causes combined, including combat.
2
To have two or more things or properties that function together.
- Joe combines the intelligence of a rock with the honesty of a politician.
3
To come together
To come together; to unite.
- two substances that easily combine
- You with your foes combine, / And seem your own destruction to design.
- So sweet did harp and voice combine.
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1. In the game of casino, to play a card which will take two or more cards whose aggregate…
  In the game of casino, to play a card which will take two or more cards whose aggregate number of pips equals those of the card played.
2. 5
  To bind
  To bind; to hold by a moral tie.
  - I am combined by a sacred vow.
3. 6
  Ellipsis of combine harvester.
  - We can't finish harvesting because our combine is stuck in the mud.
  - When those combine wheels stops turnin' And the hard days work is done Theres a pub around the corner It's the place we 'ave our fun
4. 7
  A combination.
  - The telecom companies were accused of having formed an illegal combine in order to hike up the network charges.
5. Ellipsis of combine car, a type of railway car that combines passenger and freight…
  Ellipsis of combine car, a type of railway car that combines passenger and freight functions.
6. 9
  A test match in which applicants play in the hope of earning a position on a professional…
  A test match in which applicants play in the hope of earning a position on a professional football team.
  - If you purchased this book chances are that you are planning on participating in a football combine or pro-day test.
  - In 2008, a study was published that examined the ability of the NFL combine to predict football playing performance in the NFL (Kuzmits and Adams, 2008).
  - At the combine, Reagor compared himself to the 49ers’ Deebo Samuel or Chiefs’ Tyreek Hill — whom he said he watched “every day”
7. London Underground

The neighborhood

Derived

combinability, combinable, combination, combinatory, combined, combinement, combining character, combining form, combining weight, decombine, incombine, intercombine, noncombining, precombine, recombine, uncombine, combine driver

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A definitional loop anchored at combine. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at combine

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