unification

C2+ Topic:Cause, Change & Process

US /ˌjuːnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ UK /ˌjuːnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

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1

noun
the process of being united into a single whole

The unification of the rival states ended decades of conflict.

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1 noun · the process of being united... union merger integration consolidation fusion amalgamation coalition

Opposites

division separation disunion fragmentation

Word family

Related forms unify unified unityunifier

Etymology

From unify + -ation, from Late Latin unificare ('to make one'), from Latin unus ('one') + facere ('to make').

unificare la-lat unus Latin facere Latin

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# unification

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˌjuːnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
**IPA (UK):** ˌjuːnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən

## Meanings
1. the process of being united into a single whole

## Examples
- The unification of the rival states ended decades of conflict.

## Synonyms
- union
- merger
- integration
- consolidation
- fusion
- amalgamation
- coalition

## Antonyms
- division
- separation
- disunion
- fragmentation

## Related Forms
- unify
- unified
- unity
- unifier

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: unificare
- Root: unus
- Root: facere

## Etymology
From unify + -ation, from Late Latin unificare ('to make one'), from Latin unus ('one') + facere ('to make').

## AI Etymology
Unification comes from unify + -ation, from Late Latin unificare ('to make one'), from Latin unus ('one') + facere ('to make'). The historical trail runs through Latin unificare, Latin unus and Latin facere. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means the process of being united into a single whole. Related forms include unify, unified, unity, unifier.

## Topics
- Cause, Change & Process
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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