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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Combine \Com*bine"\ (k[o^]m*b[imac]n"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Combined} (k[o^]m*b[imac]nd"); 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] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Combine \Com*bine"\, 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] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: combine n 1: harvester that heads and threshes and cleans grain while moving across the field 2: 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" [syn: {trust}, {corporate trust}, {combine}, {cartel}] 3: an occurrence that results in things being united [syn: {combining}, {combine}] v 1: have or possess in combination; "she unites charm with a good business sense" [syn: {unite}, {combine}] 2: put or add together; "combine resources" [syn: {compound}, {combine}] 3: combine so as to form a whole; mix; "compound the ingredients" [syn: {compound}, {combine}] 4: add together from different sources; "combine resources" 5: join for a common purpose or in a common action; "These forces combined with others" 6: gather in a mass, sum, or whole [syn: {aggregate}, {combine}] 7: mix together different elements; "The colors blend well" [syn: {blend}, {flux}, {mix}, {conflate}, {commingle}, {immix}, {fuse}, {coalesce}, {meld}, {combine}, {merge}]