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u⋅nit⋅ed

  [yoo-nahy-tid]
Use united in a Sentence
–adjective
1. made into or caused to act as a single entity: a united front.
2. formed or produced by the uniting of things or persons: a united effort.
3. agreed; in harmony.
Origin:
1545–55; unite 1 + -ed 2

Related forms:
u⋅nit⋅ed⋅ly, adverb
u⋅nit⋅ed⋅ness, noun

u⋅nite

1  [yoo-nahyt] verb, u⋅nit⋅ed, u⋅nit⋅ing.
–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.
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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.]
u·nit·ed   (yōō-nī'tĭd)   
adj.  
  1. Combined into a single entity.
  2. Concerned with, produced by, or resulting from mutual action.
  3. Being in harmony; agreed.
u·nit'ed·ly adv., u·nit'ed·ness n.
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United

U*nit"ed\, a. Combined; joined; made one.

United Brethren. (Eccl.) See Moravian, n.

United flowers (Bot.), flowers which have the stamens and pistils in the same flower.

The United Kingdom, Great Britain and Ireland; -- so named since January 1, 1801, when the Legislative Union went into operation.

United Greeks (Eccl.), those members of the Greek Church who acknowledge the supremacy of the pope; -- called also uniats.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : united
Spanish: unido,
German: vereinigt,
Japanese: 連合した
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