| combine | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. combine | harvester that heads and threshes and cleans grain while moving across the field. |
| ~ harvester, reaper | farm machine that gathers a food crop from the fields. |
| n. (group) | 2. cartel, combine, corporate trust, trust | 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" |
| ~ consortium, syndicate, pool | an association of companies for some definite purpose. |
| ~ drug cartel | an illicit cartel formed to control the production and distribution of narcotic drugs.; "drug cartels sometimes finance terrorist organizations" |
| ~ oil cartel | a cartel of companies or nations formed to control the production and distribution of oil. |
| n. (event) | 3. combine, combining | an occurrence that results in things being united. |
| ~ union | the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts.; "lightning produced an unusual union of the metals" |
| ~ recombination | (genetics) a combining of genes or characters different from what they were in the parents. |
| ~ recombination | (physics) a combining of charges or transfer of electrons in a gas that results in the neutralization of ions; important for ions arising from the passage of high-energy particles. |
| ~ consolidation | combining into a solid mass. |
| ~ mix, mixture | an event that combines things in a mixture.; "a gradual mixture of cultures" |
| ~ conglobation, conglomeration | an occurrence combining miscellaneous things into a (more or less) rounded mass. |
| v. (stative) | 4. combine, unite | have or possess in combination.; "she unites charm with a good business sense" |
| ~ feature, have | have as a feature.; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France" |
| v. (change) | 5. combine, compound | put or add together.; "combine resources" |
| ~ add | make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of.; "We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury"; "Add some extra plates to the dinner table" |
| ~ totalise, totalize | make into a total.; "Can we totalize these different ideas into one philosophy?" |
| ~ recombine | to combine or put together again. |
| ~ mix | combine (electronic signals).; "mixing sounds" |
| ~ synthesise, synthesize | combine so as to form a more complex, product.; "his operas synthesize music and drama in perfect harmony"; "The liver synthesizes vitamins" |
| v. (contact) | 6. combine, compound | combine so as to form a whole; mix.; "compound the ingredients" |
| ~ incorporate, integrate | make into a whole or make part of a whole.; "She incorporated his suggestions into her proposal" |
| ~ heterodyne | combine (a radio frequency wave) with a locally generated wave of a different frequency so as to produce a new frequency equal to the sum or the difference between the two. |
| ~ sulfurette, sulphurette | combine with sulfur. |
| ~ amalgamate, commix, mingle, unify, mix | to bring or combine together or with something else.; "resourcefully he mingled music and dance" |
| ~ carburet | combine with carbon. |
| v. (possession) | 7. combine | add together from different sources.; "combine resources" |
| ~ chip in, contribute, kick in, give | contribute to some cause.; "I gave at the office" |
| v. (social) | 8. combine | join for a common purpose or in a common action.; "These forces combined with others" |
| ~ interact | act together or towards others or with others.; "He should interact more with his colleagues" |
| ~ summate | form or constitute a cumulative effect. |
| v. (contact) | 9. aggregate, combine | gather in a mass, sum, or whole. |
| ~ unitise, unitize | make into a unit.; "unitize a car body" |
| ~ amalgamate, commix, mingle, unify, mix | to bring or combine together or with something else.; "resourcefully he mingled music and dance" |
| v. (change) | 10. blend, coalesce, combine, commingle, conflate, flux, fuse, immix, meld, merge, mix | mix together different elements.; "The colors blend well" |
| ~ change integrity | change in physical make-up. |
| ~ gauge | mix in specific proportions.; "gauge plaster" |
| ~ absorb | cause to become one with.; "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax" |
| ~ meld, melt | lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually.; "Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene" |
| ~ mix in, blend in | cause (something) to be mixed with (something else).; "At this stage of making the cake, blend in the nuts" |
| ~ accrete | grow together (of plants and organs).; "After many years the rose bushes grew together" |
| ~ conjugate | unite chemically so that the product is easily broken down into the original compounds. |
| ~ admix | mix or blend.; "Hyaline casts were admixed with neutrophils" |
| ~ alloy | make an alloy of. |
| ~ syncretise, syncretize | become fused. |
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