verb
combine
kuhm-BYN
verb
1
To bring two or more things together so they form or work as one.
"Combine the flour and sugar in a large bowl."
"The new role combines marketing with product design."
How to Use Combine
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo join separate things into a single whole or a working unit.
Common pairings
combine forces
combine ingredients
combined effort
Word Forms
combined past tense, combines singular
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Etymology
From Middle French combiner, from Late Latin combinare ("to unite, yoke together"), from Latin con- ("together") + bini ("two by two").