Combine
Figure out
Figure out verb - To find an answer for through reasoning.
Combine is an antonym for figure out in topics: distinguish, tell the difference, examine and determine.
Both terms in one sentence
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If you bring playable-Zappa to talk with NPC-Zappa, they'll combine forces and figure out how to forge the rainbow shell into powerful weapons, most of which are infinity-plus-one swords.
Source: Video Game / Chrono Cross -
In Half-Life 2, if you use a bunch of few-inch-high objects (like computers, computer monitors, & stools) to block an open doorway, combine soldiers can't figure out how to get in.
Source: Absurdly Ineffective Barricade - Since nobody could figure out which set of twins belonged to which set of parents they decided to re-combine the pairs since that guaranteed they'd be "half right".
Source: Separated at Birth
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