combine
Farm reaping machine
To combine is to bring things together into a unified whole: Combine the ingredients in a bowl, The two companies combined to form a conglomerate.
Things that combine merge or join forces.
A combine is also a large farm machine that harvests grain—so called because it combines the operations of cutting, threshing, and cleaning in one pass.
Merge distinct entities
- consolidateUnite separate things
- fuseProtective melting wire
- blendCombine into mixture
- unifyCombine into a whole
meld · coalesce · join · incorporate · converge · integrate · synthesize · conflate
Confidence in another
- monopolyOne seller, no substitutes
- collusionFraudulent secret cooperation
- oligopolyFew firms dominate market
- antitrustAgainst corporate market dominance
price-fixing · OPEC · syndicate · cabal · profiteering · conspiracy · restraint · regulation
Temporary alliance for action
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
- confederationAutonomous entities united loosely
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
cooperation · syndicate · consortium · cartel · bloc · union · league · merger
amalgamate
Merge distinct entities
- consolidateUnite separate things
- fuseProtective melting wire
- blendCombine into mixture
unify · meld · coalesce · join · incorporate · converge · integrate · synthesize · conflate · intermingle
trust
Confidence in another
- monopolyOne seller, no substitutes
- collusionFraudulent secret cooperation
- oligopolyFew firms dominate market
antitrust · price-fixing · OPEC · syndicate · cabal · profiteering · conspiracy · restraint · regulation · market manipulation
coalition
Temporary alliance for action
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
- confederationAutonomous entities united loosely
- partnershipShared business arrangement
collaboration · cooperation · syndicate · consortium · cartel · bloc · union · league · merger · conglomerate
reaper
One who gathers crops
- thresherGrain-stalk separation device
- balerBundle-making farm machine
- tractorAgricultural pulling vehicle
John Deere · header · grain · wheat · corn · barley · soybean · field · crop · harvest
blend
Combine into mixture
composite · concoction · amalgam · hybrid · medley · synthesis · formulation · emulsion · solution · admixture
- combination lockSecurity device requiring sequence
- combine harvesterAll-in-one grain gatherer
- safe combinationSequence unlocking a strongbox
- combination safeLocked box with numbered dial
- combined effortUnified group action
- combination skinFace both oily and dry
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