Emily Dickinson Lexicon

COM-BINE', v.t. [Fr. combiner; It. combinare; Sp. combinar; from the Low Latin combino, of com and binus, two and two, or double.]

1. To unite or join two or more things; to link closely together. Friendship combines the hearts of men. – Anon.
2. To agree; to accord; to settle by compact. [Not usual.] – Shak.
3. To join words or ideas together; opposed to analyze. – Johnson.
4. To cause to unite; to bring into union or confederacy. The violences of revolutionary France combined the powers of Europe in opposition.