combine
To bring (two or more things or activities) together; to unite.
Verb 4 meanings
To bring (two or more things or activities) together; to unite.
“Combine the milk and the hot water in a large bowl.”
To have two or more things or properties that function together.
“Joe combines the intelligence of a rock with the honesty of a politician.”
To come together; to unite.
“two substances that easily combine”
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.
Noun 2 meanings
A combination.
“The telecom companies were accused of having formed an illegal combine in order to hike up the network charges.”
A test match in which applicants play in the hope of earning a position on a professional football team.
Etymology
PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle English combynyn, from Middle French combiner, from Late Latin combīnāre (“unite, yoke together”), from Latin con- (“together”) + bīnī (“two by two”).
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COMBINE at a glance
COMBINE has 7 letters and scores 13 points in Scrabble (C 3 + O 1 + M 3 + B 3 + I 1 + N 1 + E 1) and 17 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,674 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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