Combine — Defs

01 v. t. 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 …

imp. & p. p. Combined; p. pr. & vb. n. Combining

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.
“So fitly them in pairs thou hast combined.” — Milton.

“Friendship is the cement which really combines mankind.” — Dr. H. More.

“And all combined, save what thou must combine By holy marriage.” — Shak.

“Earthly sounds, though sweet and well combined.” — Cowper.
2.
To bind; to hold by a moral tie.[Obs.]
“I am combined by a sacred vow.” — Shak.

02 v. i. To form a union; to agree; to coalesce; to confederate.

1.
To form a union; to agree; to coalesce; to confederate.
“You with your foes combine, And seem your own destruction to design” — Dryden.

“So sweet did harp and voice combine.” — Sir W. Scott.
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.
3.
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.(Card Playing)

Phrases & compounds

Combining weight — 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.