unite

B1
US /juˈnaɪt/
verb noun Freq #7458

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    bring together for a common purpose or action or ideology or in a shared situation

    the Democratic Patry platform united several splinter groups

  2. 2
    verb

    have or possess in combination

    They unite charm with a good business sense.

  3. 3
    verb

    To bring together as one.

    The new government will try to unite the various factions.

  4. 4
    verb

    To come together as one.

    If we want to win, we will need to unite.

  5. 5
    noun

    A British gold coin worth 20 shillings, first produced during the reign of King James I, and bearing a legend indicating the king's intention of uniting the kingdoms of England and Scotland.

    Occasionally Scots and Irish coins are also found. The gold hoards consist entirely of crown gold unites, half unites and quarter unites from the reigns of James I and Charles I.

  6. 6
    verb

    join or combine

  7. 7
    verb

    become one

  8. 8
    verb

    act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Italic *oinos Old Latin oinos Latin ūnus Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Latin -iō Latin ūniō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin ūnītuslbor. Middle English uniten English unite From Middle English uniten, from Latin ūnītus, perfect passive participle of ūniō.

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Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 verb · bring together for a common... unify
2 verb · have or possess in combination combine
6 verb · join or combine mergeunify
7 verb · become one integratemergeunify
8 verb · act in concert or unite in... unify
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Word family
Derived forms reuniteuniteduniter
Related forms unionunionizeunitunitizeunity

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