0 present participle of combine
1 to (cause to) exist together, or join together to make a single thing or group:
None of us has much money so let's combine what we've got.
Sickness, combined with (= together with) terrible weather, contrived to ruin the trip.
[ + to infinitive ] These normally harmless substances combine to form a highly poisonous gas.
She manages to successfully combine family life and/with a career.
Do you know why they've decided to combine the two departments?
She manages to combine a sharp mind with a sympathetic manner.
Government bonds are a sound investment because they combine good profits and high security.
The dress combines stylish lines with an attractive floral print for a classically feminine look.
As a songwriter, he combined a natural linguistic talent with an ear for a tune.
When such inhibition is a reaction to the injury by a mental protective state, he recommends combining the medical treatment with psychological therapy.
Evaluating and combining physicians' probabilities of survival in an intensive care unit.
Key examples are systems combining no-till seeding, crop-rotations including legumes, plus maintenance of continuous crop-residue cover to the soil.
