recombine

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verb

To combine again, especially to reassemble the parts of something previously taken apart in a different manner.

OriginEnglish combine ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

verbrecombine (third-person singular simple present recombines, present participle recombining, simple past and past participle recombined)

present singular third person recombines · participle present recombining · participle past recombined · past recombined

  1. ambitransitivebiologyTo combine again, especially to reassemble the parts of something previously taken apart in a different manner.
  2. intransitivebiologyTo undergo recombination.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishcombine
  7. Englishrecombine

From re- + combine.

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Translations

Italian ricombinare, ricombinare
  • ricombinarecombine again
  • ricombinaregenetics
Romanian recombina
  • recombinacombine again
Cite this entry
APA

recombine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recombine

MLA

“recombine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recombine. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “recombine,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recombine.

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