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u⋅nit⋅ize

[yoo-ni-tahyz]
–verb (used with object), -ized, -iz⋅ing.
1. to form or combine into one unit, as by welding parts together: a car with a unitized body.
2. to divide or separate into units.
Also, especially British, u⋅nit⋅ise.


Origin:
1840–50; unit + -ize


u⋅nit⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
u⋅nit⋅iz⋅er, noun
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u·nit·ize   (yōō'nĭ-tīz')   
tr.v.   u·nit·ized, u·nit·iz·ing, u·nit·iz·es
  1. To separate, classify, or package in discrete units.

  2. To make or transform into a single unit.

u'nit·i·za'tion (yōō'nĭ-tĭ-zā'shən) n.
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