combined

Variant of combine

combine definition

com·bine (kəm bīn′; for n. & v.3, käm′bīn′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb combined -·bined′, combining -·bin′·ing

  1. to come or bring into union; act or mix together; unite; join
  2. to unite to form a chemical compound
  3. ☆

    Etymology: < combine

    to harvest and thresh with a combine

Etymology: ME combinen < OFr combiner < LL combinare, to unite < L com-, together + bini, two by two < base of bis: see bi-

noun

  1. ☆ a machine for harvesting and threshing grain
  2. an association of persons, corporations, etc. for commercial or political, sometimes unethical, purposes

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