▪ unite to form a compound: "oxygen and hydrogen do not combine at room temperatures"
▪ unite for a common purpose: "groups of teachers combined to tackle a variety of problems"Similarcooperatecollaboratejoin forcespool resourcesget togethercome togetherjoin (together)band (together)club togetherlink (up)go into partnershipuniteteam upform an allianceform an associationleaguego into leaguethrow in one's lotinformal:gang upOppositesplit up
▪ engage in simultaneously:"combine shopping and sightseeing"
noun
1. a group of people or companies acting together for a commercial purpose:"a powerful industrial combine"
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French combiner or late Latin combinare ‘join two by two’, from com- ‘together’ + Latin bini ‘two together’.