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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)