combine meaning

• Verb: combine  kum'bIn
  1. Have or possess in combination
     - unite 
  2. Put or add together
     "combine resources"
     - compound 
  3. Combine so as to form a whole; mix
     - compound 
  4. Add together from different sources
     "combine resources" 
  5. Join for a common purpose or in a common action
     "These forces combined with others" 
  6. Gather in a mass, sum, or whole
     - aggregate 
  7. Mix together different elements
     - blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, merge
  Noun: combine  'kómbIn
  1. Harvester that heads and threshes and cleans grain while moving across the field 
  2. A consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service
     - trust, corporate trust, cartel 
  3. An occurrence that results in things being united
     - combining

  Derived forms: combines, combined, combining

  See also: combination, combinative, combining

  Type of: add, amalgamate, change integrity, chip in, commix, consortium, contribute, feature, give, harvester, have, interact, kick in, mingle, mix, pool, reaper, syndicate, unify, union

  Encyclopedia: Combine Combine, TX Combine, Texas

• 
  [Business]
  verb, noun

  ■ verb //

  1 [+ obj or no obj]

  to join two or more things or groups together to form a single one; to come together to form a single thing or group:

  plans to combine the two firms

  The three oil companies combined forces (= joined together)to form LevelSeas.

  Bad planning, combined with bad luck, led to the company's collapse.

  2 [+ obj]

  to have two or more different features or characteristics; to put two or more different things, features or qualities together:

  The device combines a computer and mobile phone.

  We are still looking for someone who combines all the necessary qualities.

  The new PC combines a very small CPU with a slim flat display screen.

  combined adjective [only before noun]:

  The companies had combined sales of £30 million last year.

  The combined company will be one of Europe's largest technology groups.

  The loans are worth a combined $2 billion.

  We are suffering the combined effects of high labour costs and low demand.

  ■ noun /; AmE / [C]

  a group of people or organizations acting together in business:

  He heads a combine that covers both the traditional media and the Internet world.

• 
  [Medicine]
  vb com·bined; com·bin·ing vt : to cause to unite into a chemical compound
  ¦ vi : to unite to form a chemical compound — com·bi·na·tion n
  

• combine harvester:    Noun: combine harv ...
• combine sth with sth:    [American slang]to ...
• combine sth against so or sth:    [American slang]to ...

Examples

1. two things are always combined together.
2. and you think you can get them to combine?
3. surgery and radiotherapy should be combined.
4. final development reveals a combined image.
5. combine the general call with particular guidance