1com·bine 
/kəmˈbaɪn/ verb
com·bines; com·bined; com·bin·ing /kəmˈbaɪn/ verb 1 [+ obj] : to cause (two or more things) to be together or to work together
▪ We decided to combine both methods/techniques. ▪ The groups have combined forces to lobby for reform. — often + with ▪ The drug may be combined with other treatments. 2 a [+ obj] : to mix (two or more things) together to form a single thing
▪ Combine the ingredients (together) in a large bowl. ▪ combining oxygen and/with hydrogen
b [no obj] : to come together and form a single thing or group
▪ Atoms combine [=unite] to form molecules. ▪ The two companies combined [=merged] under his leadership. 3 [+ obj] : to have (two or more different things) at the same time
▪ a writer whose novels combine imagination and scholarship ▪ She found it difficult to combine a career and family. ▪ This method of payment combines the advantages of cash with the convenience of a check. 4 [no obj] : to act together
▪ Many factors combined to cause the recession. ▪ All of these elements combine to make a wonderfully entertaining movie.
▪ We decided to combine both methods/techniques. ▪ The groups have combined forces to lobby for reform. — often + with ▪ The drug may be combined with other treatments.
▪ Combine the ingredients (together) in a large bowl. ▪ combining oxygen and/with hydrogen
b [no obj] : to come together and form a single thing or group
▪ Atoms combine [=unite] to form molecules. ▪ The two companies combined [=merged] under his leadership.
▪ a writer whose novels combine imagination and scholarship ▪ She found it difficult to combine a career and family. ▪ This method of payment combines the advantages of cash with the convenience of a check.
▪ Many factors combined to cause the recession. ▪ All of these elements combine to make a wonderfully entertaining movie.
