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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:

  Combine \Com*bine"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Combined}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Combining}.] [LL. combinare, combinatum; L. com- +
     binus, pl. bini, two and two, double: cf. F. combiner. See
     {Binary}.]
     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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  combining
       n 1: an occurrence that results in things being united [syn: {combine}]
       2: the act of combining things to form a new whole [syn: {combination},
           {compounding}]

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