unionize C2+ Topic:Work & Careers US /ˈjunjəˌnaɪz/ UK /ˈjuːnjənaɪz/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to organize workers into a labor union The drivers voted to unionize after the pay cuts. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to organize workers into a... organizesyndicalizemobilize ↔ Opposites deunionize Word family Derived forms unionizationunionizedunionizer Related forms unionunionistunionization Etymology AI details From union + -ize; union from Late Latin unio ('oneness, a single large pearl'), from Latin unus ('one'). unio Latin unus Latin *óynos Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Work & Careers Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # unionize **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈjunjəˌnaɪz/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈjuːnjənaɪz/ ## Meanings 1. to organize workers into a labor union ## Examples - The drivers voted to unionize after the pay cuts. ## Synonyms - organize - syndicalize - mobilize ## Antonyms - deunionize ## Derived Forms - unionization - unionized - unionizer ## Related Forms - union - unionist - unionization ## Roots and Affixes - Root: unio - Root: unus - Root: *óynos ## Etymology From union + -ize; union from Late Latin unio ('oneness, a single large pearl'), from Latin unus ('one'). ## AI Etymology Unionize is from union + -ize; union from Late Latin unio ('oneness, a single large pearl'), from Latin unus ('one'). Important recorded forms include unio (Latin), unus (Latin), and *óynos (Proto-Indo-European). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers to organize workers into a labor union. The wider family includes derived forms such as unionization, unionized, and unionizer and related words such as union, unionist, and unionization. ## Topics - Work & Careers - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown