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un⋅ion⋅ize

  [yoon-yuh-nahyz] verb, -ized, -iz⋅ing.
Use unionize in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to form into a union.
2. to organize into a labor union; bring into or incorporate in a labor union.
3. to subject to the rules of a labor union.
–verb (used without object)
4. to form a union.
5. to join in a labor union.
Also, especially British, un⋅ion⋅ise.

Origin:
1835–45; union + -ize

Related forms:
un⋅ion⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
un⋅ion⋅iz⋅er, noun
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un·ion·ize   (yōōn'yə-nīz')   
v.   un·ion·ized, un·ion·iz·ing, un·ion·iz·es

v.   tr.

  1. To organize into a labor union.

  2. To cause to join a labor union.

v.   intr.
To organize or join a labor union.
un'ion·i·za'tion (-yə-nĭ-zā'shən) n., un'ion·iz'er n.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: union·ize
Pronunciation: 'yü-ny&-"nIz
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -ized; -iz·ing
transitive verb : to organize into a labor union unionizing the employees>; also : to establish a labor union in unionized shop> intransitive verb : to form or join a labor union —union·i·za·tion /"yü-ny&-n&-'zA-sh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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