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Combine

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.

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Manner of action 16

Absorb 76% connected

To swallow up; to engulf; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to use up; to include.

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Accrete 76% connected

To grow together.

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Admix 76% connected

To mingle with something else; to mix.

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Alloy 76% connected

Any combination or compound of metals fused together; a mixture of metals; for example, brass, which is an alloy of copper and zinc. But when mercury…

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Carburet 76% connected

A carbide. See Carbide

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Conjugate 76% connected

United in pairs; yoked together; coupled.

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Gauge 76% connected

To measure or determine with a gauge.

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Incorporate 76% connected

Not consisting of matter; not having a material body; incorporeal; spiritual.

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Integrate 76% connected

To form into one whole; to make entire; to complete; to renew; to restore; to perfect.

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Melt 76% connected

See 2d Milt.

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Mix 76% connected

To cause a promiscuous interpenetration of the parts of, as of two or more substances with each other, or of one substance with others; to unite or b…

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Recombine 76% connected

To combine again.

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synthesise 76% connected

To bring several ideas together into one explanation.

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Synthesize 76% connected

To combine by synthesis; to unite.

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Totalize 76% connected

To make total, or complete;to reduce to completeness.

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Unitize 76% connected

To reduce to a unit, or one whole; to form into a unit; to unify.

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Add 76% connected

To give by way of increased possession (to any one); to bestow (on).

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Amalgamate 76% connected

To compound or mix, as quicksilver, with another metal; to unite, combine, or alloy with mercury.

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Commix 76% connected

To mix or mingle together; to blend.

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Contribute 76% connected

To give or grant i common with others; to give to a common stock or for a common purpose; to furnish or suply in part; to give (money or other aid) f…

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Feature 76% connected

The make, form, or outward appearance of a person; the whole turn or style of the body; esp., good appearance.

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Give 76% connected

To bestow without receiving a return; to confer without compensation; to impart, as a possession; to grant, as authority or permission; to yield up o…

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Harvester 76% connected

One who harvests; a machine for cutting and gathering grain; a reaper.

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have 76% connected

of Have

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Interact 76% connected

A short act or piece between others, as in a play; an interlude; hence, intermediate employment or time.

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Mingle 76% connected

To mix; intermix; to combine or join, as an individual or part, with other parts, but commonly so as to be distinguishable in the product; to confuse…

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Mix 76% connected

To cause a promiscuous interpenetration of the parts of, as of two or more substances with each other, or of one substance with others; to unite or b…

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Pool 76% connected

A small and rather deep collection of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream; a reservoir for wat…

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Reaper 76% connected

One who reaps.

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Syndicate 76% connected

The office or jurisdiction of a syndic; a council, or body of syndics.

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Unify 76% connected

To cause to be one; to make into a unit; to unite; to view as one.

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Union 76% connected

The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one, or the state of being united or joined; junction; coalition; combination.

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Conglobation 76% connected

The act or process of forming into a ball.

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Conglomeration 76% connected

The act or process of gathering into a mass; the state of being thus collected; collection; accumulation; that which is conglomerated; a mixed mass.

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Consolidation 76% connected

The act or process of consolidating, making firm, or uniting; the state of being consolidated; solidification; combination.

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Mix 76% connected

To cause a promiscuous interpenetration of the parts of, as of two or more substances with each other, or of one substance with others; to unite or b…

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Mixture 76% connected

The act of mixing, or the state of being mixed; as, made by a mixture of ingredients.

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Recombination 76% connected

Combination a second or additional time.

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Derivationally related 10

Combination 74% connected

The act or process of combining or uniting persons and things.

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Combination 74% connected

The act or process of combining or uniting persons and things.

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Compound 74% connected

In the East Indies, an inclosure containing a house, outbuildings, etc.

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Compound 74% connected

In the East Indies, an inclosure containing a house, outbuildings, etc.

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Unite 74% connected

To put together so as to make one; to join, as two or more constituents, to form a whole; to combine; to connect; to join; to cause to adhere; as, to…

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Unite 74% connected

To put together so as to make one; to join, as two or more constituents, to form a whole; to combine; to connect; to join; to cause to adhere; as, to…

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Synonym 15

Aggregate 92% connected

To bring together; to collect into a mass or sum. "The aggregated soil."

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Blend 92% connected

To mix or mingle together; esp. to mingle, combine, or associate so that the separate things mixed, or the line of demarcation, can not be distinguis…

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Cartel 92% connected

An agreement between belligerents for the exchange of prisoners.

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Coalesce 92% connected

To grow together; to unite by growth into one body; as, the parts separated by a wound coalesce.

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Combining 92% connected

of Combine

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Commingle 92% connected

To mingle together; to mix in one mass, or intimately; to blend.

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Compound 92% connected

In the East Indies, an inclosure containing a house, outbuildings, etc.

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Conflate 92% connected

To blow together; to bring together; to collect; to fuse together; to join or weld; to consolidate.

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Flux 92% connected

The act of flowing; a continuous moving on or passing by, as of a flowing stream; constant succession; change.

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Fuse 92% connected

To liquefy by heat; to render fiuid; to dissolve; to melt.

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Immix 92% connected

To mix; to mingle.

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Merge 92% connected

To cause to be swallowed up; to immerse; to sink; to absorb.

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Mix 92% connected

To cause a promiscuous interpenetration of the parts of, as of two or more substances with each other, or of one substance with others; to unite or b…

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Trust 92% connected

Assured resting of the mind on the integrity, veracity, justice, friendship, or other sound principle, of another person; confidence; reliance; relia…

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Unite 92% connected

To put together so as to make one; to join, as two or more constituents, to form a whole; to combine; to connect; to join; to cause to adhere; as, to…

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