aggregate vs combine

aggregate

verb
  • To bring together; to collect into a mass or sum. 

  • To amount in the aggregate to. 

noun
  • A mass, assemblage, or sum of particulars; something consisting of elements but considered as a whole. 

  • A mechanical mixture of more than one phase. 

  • Any of the five attributes that constitute the sentient being. 

  • A mass formed by the union of homogeneous particles; – in distinction from a compound, formed by the union of heterogeneous particles. 

  • Crushed stone, crushed slag or water-worn gravel used for surfacing a built-up roof system. 

  • Solid particles of low aspect ratio added to a composite material, as distinguished from the matrix and any fibers or reinforcements; especially the gravel and sand added to concrete. 

  • The full chromatic scale of twelve equal tempered pitches. 

  • The total score in a set of games between teams or competitors, usually the combination of the home and away scores. 

adj
  • Composed of several florets within a common involucre, as in the daisy; or of several carpels formed from one flower, as in the raspberry. 

  • Consisting or formed of smaller objects or parts. 

  • Formed into clusters or groups of lobules. 

  • Formed by a collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; collective; combined; added up. 

  • Having the several component parts adherent to each other only to such a degree as to be separable by mechanical means. 

  • United into a common organized mass; said of certain compound animals. 

combine

verb
  • To bring (two or more things or activities) together; to unite. 

  • To have two or more things or properties that function together. 

  • In the game of casino, to play a card which will take two or more cards whose aggregate number of pips equals those of the card played. 

  • To come together; to unite. 

noun
  • Especially, a joint enterprise of whatever legal form for a purpose of business or in any way promoting the interests of the participants, sometimes with monopolistic or fraudulent intentions. 

  • An artwork falling between painting and sculpture, having objects embedded into a painted surface. 

  • An industrial conglomeration in a socialist country, particularly in the former Soviet bloc. 

  • A Test match in which applicants play in the hope of earning a position on a professional football team. 

  • A combine harvester 

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