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English noun: combine | |||
| 1. | combine (artifact) harvester that heads and threshes and cleans grain while moving across the field | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | harvester, reaper | ||
| 2. | combine (group) a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service | ||
| Samples | They set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly. | ||
| Synonyms | cartel, corporate trust, trust | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | consortium, pool, syndicate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | drug cartel, oil cartel | ||
| 3. | combine (event) an occurrence that results in things being united | ||
| Synonyms | combining | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | union | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | conglobation, conglomeration, consolidation, mix, mixture, recombination, recombination | ||
English verb: combine | |||
| 1. | combine (stative) have or possess in combination | ||
| Samples | She unites charm with a good business sense. | ||
| Synonyms | unite | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something with something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | feature, have | ||
| 2. | combine (change) put or add together | ||
| Samples | Combine resources. | ||
| Synonyms | compound | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | add | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | mix, recombine, synthesise, synthesize, totalise, totalize | ||
| 3. | combine (contact) combine so as to form a whole; mix | ||
| Samples | Compound the ingredients. | ||
| Synonyms | compound | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | amalgamate, commix, mingle, mix, unify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | carburet, heterodyne, incorporate, integrate, sulfurette, sulphurette | ||
| 4. | combine (possession) add together from different sources | ||
| Samples | Combine resources. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | chip in, contribute, give, kick in | ||
| 5. | combine (social) join for a common purpose or in a common action | ||
| Samples | These forces combined with others. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | interact | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | summate | ||
| 6. | combine (contact) gather in a mass, sum, or whole | ||
| Synonyms | aggregate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | amalgamate, commix, mingle, mix, unify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | unitise, unitize | ||
| 7. | combine (change) mix together different elements | ||
| Samples | The colors blend well. | ||
| Synonyms | blend, coalesce, commingle, conflate, flux, fuse, immix, meld, merge, mix | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change integrity | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | absorb, accrete, admix, alloy, blend in, conjugate, gauge, meld, melt, mix in, syncretise, syncretize | ||
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