v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Combined p. pr. & vb. n. Combining. ] [ LL. combinare, combinatum; L. com- + binus, pl. bini, two and two, double: cf. F. combiner. See Binary. ] 1. To unite or join; to link closely together; to bring into harmonious union; to cause or unite so as to form a homogeneous substance, as by chemical union. [ 1913 Webster ]

So fitly them in pairs thou hast combined. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Friendship is the cement which really combines mankind. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

And all combined, save what thou must combine
By holy marriage. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Earthly sounds, though sweet and well combined. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To bind; to hold by a moral tie. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

I am combined by a sacred vow. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To form a union; to agree; to coalesce; to confederate. [ 1913 Webster ]

You with your foes combine,
And seem your own destruction to design Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

So sweet did harp and voice combine. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To unite by affinity or natural attraction; as, two substances, which will not combine of themselves, may be made to combine by the intervention of a third. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Card Playing) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Combining weight (Chem.), that proportional weight, usually referred to hydrogen as a standard, and for each element fixed and exact, by which an element unites with another to form a distinct compound. The combining weights either are identical with, or are multiples or submultiples of, the atomic weight. See Atomic weight, under Atomic, a. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. United closely; confederated; chemically united. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In combination or cooperation; jointly. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, combines. [ 1913 Webster ]