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Added 9 October 2026

combine

/kəmˈbaɪn/ noun

Latin root: combīnāre Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about combine at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Harvester that heads and threshes and cleans grain while moving across the field.
A consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service.
they set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly
An occurrence that results in things being united.

verb

Have or possess in combination.
she unites charm with a good business sense
Put or add together.
combine resources
Combine so as to form a whole; mix.
compound the ingredients

Origin

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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