recombine

/ˈrikəmˌbaɪn/

Other forms: recombined; recombining; recombines

To recombine is to mix or merge two or more things again. If you lose track of how much baking soda you've added to your cake batter, you might decide to start over and recombine the ingredients more carefully.

A collage artist who explores similar themes in different works might tend to recombine the same images again and again. And a scientist studying chemical reactions might recombine chemicals dozens of times before reaching a conclusion. When you combine things, you merge them together. The Latin roots are com-, "together," and bini, "two by two." The re- prefix adds the sense of "again."

Definitions of recombine

1. verb

   to combine or put together again
   type of:

   combine, compound

   put or add together
2. verb

   undergo genetic recombination
   “The DNA can recombine”

   type of:

   change

   undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
3. verb

   cause genetic recombination
   “should scientists recombine DNA?”

   type of:

   alter, change, modify

   cause to change; make different; cause a transformation