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combinare — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • combine verb To bring two or more things together so they form or work as one.
  • concoct verb To make something, especially food or a drink, by combining different ingredients.
  • contrive verb To invent by an exercise of ingeniosity; to devise
  • lace noun A delicate, decorative fabric made of patterned holes and thread.
  • mingle verb To move around and talk casually with different people at a social gathering.

Senses

combinare is used for these senses in English:

  • combine (transitive) To bring (two or more things or activities) together; to unite.
  • concoct (figurative) To contrive something using skill or ingenuity.
  • lace (transitive) To add alcohol, poison, a drug or anything else potentially harmful to (food or drink).
  • mingle To cause or allow to intermarry.
  • mingle (intransitive) To become mixed or blended.

concoct — full definition

  1. verb To make something, especially food or a drink, by combining different ingredients.
  2. verb To invent a story, plan, or excuse, often a dishonest one.

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