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Dictionary: re·com·bine   (rē'kəm-bīn') pronunciation
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v., -bined, -bin·ing, -bines.

v.tr.
To combine (things) again.

v.intr.
  1. To combine again.
  2. Genetics. To undergo or cause recombination; form new combinations.

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(rē'kəm-bīn')
v., -bined, -bin·ing, -bines.

To undergo or cause genetic recombination; form new combinations.

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The verb has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: undergo genetic recombination

Meaning #2: cause genetic recombination

Meaning #3: to combine or put together again

 
 
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