u·ni·fy

[yoo-nuh-fahy]
verb (used with object), verb (used without object), u·ni·fied, u·ni·fy·ing.
to make or become a single unit; unite: to unify conflicting theories; to unify a country.

Origin:
1495–1505; < Late Latin ūnificāre, equivalent to Latin ūni- uni- + -ficāre -fy

u·ni·fi·er, noun
non·u·ni·fied, adjective
qua·si-u·ni·fied, adjective
re·u·ni·fy, verb (used with object), re·u·ni·fied, re·u·ni·fy·ing.
un·u·ni·fied, adjective


combine, merge, fuse, coalesce.
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unify (ˈjuːnɪˌfaɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb , -fies, -fying, -fied
to make or become one; unite
 
[C16: from Medieval Latin ūnificāre, from Latin ūnus one + facere to make]
 
'unifiable
 
adj
 
'unifier
 
n

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Word Origin & History

unify
c.1500, "to make into one," from M.Fr. unifier (14c.), from L.L. unificare "make one," from L. uni- "one" (see uni-) + root of facere "to make" (see factitious). Unification is attested from 1851; the Unification Church was founded 1954 in Korea
by Sun Myung Moon. Unified is attested from 1862. Unified (field) theory in physics is recorded from 1935.
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Unify definition

database, product
A relational database produced by Unify Corporation.
(1995-03-15)

unify definition

algorithm
To perform unification.
(1995-03-15)

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Example sentences
High export revenues will make it easier to unify the exchange rate.
They needed to unify the space somehow, but that wasn't their only challenge.
In the open floor plan, the consistent palette helps unify each space.
The system helps unify networks of computers so programs can be split up and
  run on different machines.
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