recombine

verb

re·​com·​bine ˌrē-kəm-ˈbīn How to pronounce recombine (audio)
recombined; recombining; recombines

transitive verb

1
: to combine again or anew
2
: to cause to undergo recombination

intransitive verb

: to undergo recombination

Examples of recombine in a Sentence

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Their presence here reinforces what is already obvious: that Duccio displayed a deft hand at combining and recombining motifs and styles from others’ art, then putting his own spin on them. Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 11 Oct. 2024 This is achieved by splitting a cloud of cold atoms into separate paths, allowing the atoms to interact with the gravitational field and then recombining them to measure the phase shift caused by gravity's effects. Paul Lipman, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024 It’s also revealed why the hybrids that result—with genes separated by perhaps millions of years of natural selection now suddenly recombined in unexpected ways—sometimes fail to thrive. Rebecca Heisman, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024 While white flour is made from just the endosperm, whole-wheat flour is made by recombining the three parts after milling. Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for recombine 

Word History

First Known Use

1619, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of recombine was in 1619

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“Recombine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recombine. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

recombine

verb
re·​com·​bine ˌrē-kəm-ˈbīn How to pronounce recombine (audio)
1
: to combine again or anew
2
: to undergo or cause to undergo recombination

Medical Definition

recombine

verb
re·​com·​bine ˌrē-kəm-ˈbīn How to pronounce recombine (audio)
recombined; recombining

transitive verb

: to cause to undergo recombination

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