COMBINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does combine mean? 

• COMBINE (noun)
  The noun COMBINE has 3 senses:

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

3. an occurrence that results in things being united

  Familiarity information: COMBINE used as a noun is uncommon.

• COMBINE (verb)
  The verb COMBINE has 7 senses:

1. have or possess in combination

2. put or add together

3. combine so as to form a whole; mix

4. add together from different sources

5. join for a common purpose or in a common action

6. gather in a mass, sum, or whole

7. mix together different elements

  Familiarity information: COMBINE used as a verb is common.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COMBINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Harvester that heads and threshes and cleans grain while moving across the field

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("combine" is a kind of...):

harvester; reaper (farm machine that gathers a food crop from the fields)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

cartel; combine; corporate trust; trust

Context example:

they set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly

Hypernyms ("combine" is a kind of...):

consortium; pool; syndicate (an association of companies for some definite purpose)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "combine"):

drug cartel (an illicit cartel formed to control the production and distribution of narcotic drugs)

oil cartel (a cartel of companies or nations formed to control the production and distribution of oil)

Derivation:

combine (join for a common purpose or in a common action)

Sense 3

Meaning:

An occurrence that results in things being united

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

combine; combining

Hypernyms ("combine" is a kind of...):

union (the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "combine"):

recombination ((physics) a combining of charges or transfer of electrons in a gas that results in the neutralization of ions; important for ions arising from the passage of high-energy particles)

consolidation (combining into a solid mass)

mix; mixture (an event that combines things in a mixture)

conglobation; conglomeration (an occurrence combining miscellaneous things into a (more or less) rounded mass)

recombination ((genetics) a combining of genes or characters different from what they were in the parents)

Derivation:

combine (mix together different elements)

combine (gather in a mass, sum, or whole)

combine (combine so as to form a whole; mix)

combine (add together from different sources)

combine (have or possess in combination)

combine (put or add together)

• COMBINE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they combine ... he / she / it combines
Past simple: combined   
Past participle: combined   
-ing form: combining   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Have or possess in combination

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

combine; unite

Context example:

she unites charm with a good business sense

Hypernyms (to "combine" is one way to...):

feature; have (have as a feature)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something with something

Derivation:

combine; combining (an occurrence that results in things being united)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Put or add together

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

combine; compound

Context example:

combine resources

Hypernyms (to "combine" is one way to...):

add (make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "combine"):

totalise; totalize (make into a total)

recombine (to combine or put together again)

mix (combine (electronic signals))

synthesise; synthesize (combine so as to form a more complex, product)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

combination (a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities)

combining (the act of combining things to form a new whole)

combine (an occurrence that results in things being united)

combination (the act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Combine so as to form a whole; mix

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

combine; compound

Context example:

compound the ingredients

Hypernyms (to "combine" is one way to...):

amalgamate; commix; mingle; mix; unify (to bring or combine together or with something else)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "combine"):

incorporate; integrate (make into a whole or make part of a whole)

heterodyne (combine (a radio frequency wave) with a locally generated wave of a different frequency so as to produce a new frequency equal to the sum or the difference between the two)

sulfurette; sulphurette (combine with sulfur)

carburet (combine with carbon)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

combinative (marked by or relating to or resulting from combination)

combinative (relating to or involving combinations)

combine (an occurrence that results in things being united)

combining (the act of combining things to form a new whole)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Add together from different sources

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Context example:

combine resources

Hypernyms (to "combine" is one way to...):

chip in; contribute; give; kick in (contribute to some cause)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

combine (an occurrence that results in things being united)

combining (the act of combining things to form a new whole)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Join for a common purpose or in a common action

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Context example:

These forces combined with others

Hypernyms (to "combine" is one way to...):

interact (act together or towards others or with others)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "combine"):

summate (form or constitute a cumulative effect)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

combination (an alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes))

combination (a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose)

combine (a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service)

Sense 6

Meaning:

Gather in a mass, sum, or whole

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

aggregate; combine

Hypernyms (to "combine" is one way to...):

amalgamate; commix; mingle; mix; unify (to bring or combine together or with something else)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "combine"):

unitise; unitize (make into a unit)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

combination (a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities)

combining; combine (an occurrence that results in things being united)

combination (a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose)

combination (an alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes))

combination (the act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order)

Sense 7

Meaning:

Mix together different elements

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

blend; coalesce; combine; commingle; conflate; flux; fuse; immix; meld; merge; mix

Context example:

The colors blend well

Hypernyms (to "combine" is one way to...):

change integrity (change in physical make-up)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "combine"):

meld; melt (lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually)

syncretise; syncretize (become fused)

alloy (make an alloy of)

admix (mix or blend)

conjugate (unite chemically so that the product is easily broken down into the original compounds)

accrete (grow together (of plants and organs))

blend in; mix in (cause (something) to be mixed with (something else))

absorb (cause to become one with)

gauge (mix in specific proportions)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

combination (a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities)

combine (an occurrence that results in things being united)

combining (the act of combining things to form a new whole)

 Context examples 

The combined effects result in reduction of blood pressure.

(Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonist, NCI Thesaurus)

The cells are treated with a protein that is made by combining a protein found on prostate cancer cells with a growth factor.

(APC8015, NCI Dictionary)

Amevive is made by combining part of an antibody with a protein that blocks the growth some types of T cells.

(Amevive, NCI Dictionary)

It combines the histologic features of an ameloblastoma and carcinoma.

(Ameloblastic Carcinoma Derived From Odontogenic Cyst, NCI Thesaurus)

A metallic element that is found combined with other elements in the earth’s crust.

(Aluminum, NCI Dictionary)

This fusion is associated with combined apoA-I and apoC-III deficiency.

(APOA1/APOC3 Fusion Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

A split-virus, inactivated influenza A (H1N1) vaccine containing H1N1 immunizing antigen combined with the adjuvant AS03, with potential immunostimulating activity.

(AS03-Adjuvanted H1N1 Pandemic Influenza Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

Combined with conventional therapeutic agents, both oxygenic and hypoxic regions of tumors can be targeted.

(Banoxantrone, NCI Thesaurus)

Typically combined with an adjuvant immunostimulant, an autologous cell vaccine may elicit a cytotoxic T-lymphocytic immune response to cell surface-expressed tumor-associated antigens (TAAs), resulting in tumor cell death.

(Autologous Tumor Cell Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

A cancer vaccine consisting of a recombinant form of human melanoma antigen A3 (MAGE-A3) combined with a proprietary adjuvant with potential immunostimulatory and antineoplastic activities.

(Astuprotimut-R, NCI Thesaurus)