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u⋅nite

1  [yoo-nahyt] verb, u⋅nit⋅ed, u⋅nit⋅ing.
Use unite in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to join, combine, or incorporate so as to form a single whole or unit.
2. to cause to adhere: to unite two pieces of wood with glue.
3. to cause to be in a state of mutual sympathy, or to have a common opinion or attitude.
4. to have or exhibit in union or combination: a person who unites generosity and forgiveness.
5. to join in marriage.
–verb (used without object)
6. to become joined together or combined so as to form a single whole.
7. to act in concert or agreement.
8. to share a common opinion, attitude, etc.
9. to be joined by or as if by adhesion.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME uniten < L ūnītus, ptp. of ūnīre to join together, unite, equiv. to ūn(us) one + -ītus -ite 1

Related forms:
u⋅nit⋅a⋅ble, u⋅nite⋅a⋅ble, adjective
u⋅nit⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
1, 2. conjoin, couple, link, yoke, amalgamate, consolidate, weld, fuse, blend, merge. See join.

u⋅nite

2  [yoo-nahyt, yoo-nahyt]
–noun
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
Origin:
1595–1605; n. use of earlier ptp. of unite 1 , referring to union of England and Scotland
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u·nite   (yōō-nīt')   
v.   u·nit·ed, u·nit·ing, u·nites

v.   tr.

  1. To bring together so as to form a whole.

  2. To combine (people) in interest, attitude, or action: "the love that unites humanity" (Germaine Greer).

  3. To join (a couple) in marriage.

  4. To cause to adhere.

  5. To have or demonstrate in combination: She unites common sense with vision.

v.   intr.

  1. To become or seem to become joined, formed, or combined into a unit.

  2. To join and act together in a common purpose or endeavor. See Synonyms at join.

  3. To be or become bound together by adhesion.


[Middle English uniten, from Latin ūnīre, ūnīt-, from ūnus, one; see oi-no- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

unite 
1432, from L. unitus, pp. of unire "to unite," from unus "one" (see one). United Kingdom is recorded from 1737. The phrase United States has been used since 1617, originally with ref. to Holland; the North American republic first so called in 1776. United Nations (1942) originally meant "the Allied nations at war with the Axis powers;" the international body (officially the United Nations Organization) was chartered in 1945. United Provinces were the seven northern provinces of the Netherlands, allied from 1579, later developing into the kingdom of Holland.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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