Antonyms for combine


Grammar : Verb
Spell : verb kuhm-bahyn for 1, 2, 6, kom-bahyn for 3, 7; noun kom-bahyn, kuhm-bahyn for 8, 9, kom-bahyn for 10
Phonetic Transcription : verb kəmˈbaɪn for 1, 2, 6, ˈkɒm baɪn for 3, 7; noun ˈkɒm baɪn, kəmˈbaɪn for 8, 9, ˈkɒm baɪn for 10


Definition of combine

Origin :
  • early 15c., from Middle French combiner (14c.), from Late Latin combinare "to unite, yoke together," from Latin com- "together" (see com-) + bini "two by two," adverb from bi- "twice" (see binary). Related: Combinative; combined; combining.
  • verb connect, integrate
Example sentences :
  • It is individual ardour alone that can combine into larger flame.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • If we are going to combat the 'yellow peril' we must combine against it.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • He changed his mind and decided to combine safaris with the Leopard Woman.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • But some day the classes must combine to make a stand against the masses.
  • Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman
  • Can you think of any other method that will combine duplicity with a clear conscience?
  • Extract from : « One Day's Courtship » by Robert Barr
  • Do you threaten us with force from your Combine devoted to peace?
  • Extract from : « Join Our Gang? » by Sterling E. Lanier
  • Oxygen will combine with iron or lead or sodium, but cannot be made to combine with fluorine.
  • Extract from : « The Machinery of the Universe » by Amos Emerson Dolbear
  • Carbon will combine with hydrogen, but will drop it if it can get oxygen.
  • Extract from : « The Machinery of the Universe » by Amos Emerson Dolbear
  • They combine the energy of manhood with the engaging unconsciousness of childhood.
  • Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • If we attempted to harmonize or to combine them, we should make out of them, not a system, but the caricature of a system.
  • Extract from : « Meno » by Plato

Synonyms for combine

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