Topic investigation for Thurs. Oct. 8th

com⋅bine  [v. kuhm-bahyn for 1, 2, 6, kom-bahyn for 3, 7; n. kom-bahyn, kuhm-bahyn for 8, 9, kom-bahyn for 10] Show IPA verb, -bined, -bin⋅ing, noun

–verb (used with object)
1. to bring into or join in a close union or whole; unite: She combined the ingredients to make the cake. They combined the two companies.
2. to possess or exhibit in union: a plan that combines the best features of several other plans.
3. to harvest (grain) with a combine.
–verb (used without object)
4. to unite; coalesce: The clay combined with the water to form a thick paste.
5. to unite for a common purpose; join forces: After the two factions combined, they proved invincible.
6. to enter into chemical union.
7. to use a combine in harvesting.
–noun
8. a combination.
9. a combination of persons or groups for the furtherance of their political, commercial, or other interests, as a syndicate, cartel, or trust.
10. a harvesting machine for cutting and threshing grain in the field.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME combinen (< MF combiner) < LL combīnāre, equiv. to com- com- + -bīnāre, v. deriv. of bīnī by twos (cf. binary )

Related forms:
com⋅bin⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
1. compound, amalgamate. See mix. 9. merger, monopoly, alignment, bloc.

Antonyms:
1, 4. separate.
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.





I picked combine as a word these week as I will be combining families into one single person. I wanted to explore the word not only in meaning but also through images and I found that these images best showed the meaning of combine.