Combine
Combine verb - To come together to form a single unit.
Usage example: the room's highly varied design elements combine to form a harmonious whole
Resolve
Resolve verb - To set or force apart.
Usage example: a prism will resolve a beam of light into an array of colors
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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After Akari stands up for Onari in the face of a Mad Scientist villain, the two Eyecons resolve their differences, allowing Takeru to combine their powers and defeat the Monster of the Week.
Source: Magic Versus Science - In every route, he and Heishi combine their powers to draw most of the cast into a shared dream with the object of helping to resolve some of their romantic woes.
Source: Visual Novel / Norn 9 -
The Solarian Combine in Alan Dean Foster's Design For Great Day is a multispecies Hive Mind that is seeking to evolve into a higher order of consciousness (while still having enough mental power to spare to send ships into neighboring galaxies to resolve their disputes).
Source: The Singularity
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