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unified

[yoo-nuh-fahy] Example Sentences Origin

u·ni·fy

[yoo-nuh-fahy]
verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -fied, -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), -fied, -fy·ing.
un·u·ni·fied, adjective


combine, merge, fuse, coalesce.

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Unified is always a great word to know.
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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
Example Sentences
  • Naruse's design is a unified pedal, shaped to accommodate the entire foot.
  • How could they have possibly unified their currency without unifying their fiscal policy.
  • One of the first tasks of the single unified body would be to produce a coherent regulatory framework for the industry.
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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
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by Sun Myung Moon. Unified is attested from 1862. Unified (field) theory in physics is recorded from 1935.
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