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RECOMBINE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

To combine or put together again

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "recombine" is one way to...):

combine; compound (put or add together)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

recombination ((physics) a combining of charges or transfer of electrons in a gas that results in the neutralization of ions; important for ions arising from the passage of high-energy particles)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Cause genetic recombination

Example:

should scientists recombine DNA?

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "recombine" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Verb group:

recombine (undergo genetic recombination)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

recombination ((genetics) a combining of genes or characters different from what they were in the parents)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Undergo genetic recombination

Example:

The DNA can recombine

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "recombine" is one way to...):

change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)

Verb group:

recombine (cause genetic recombination)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

recombination ((genetics) a combining of genes or characters different from what they were in the parents)

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