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u·ni·fy  (yn-f)
tr. & intr.v. u·ni·fied, u·ni·fy·ing, u·ni·fies
To make into or become a unit; consolidate.

[French unifier, from Old French, from Late Latin nificre : Latin ni-, uni- + Latin -ficre, -fy.]

uni·fia·ble adj.
uni·fi·cation (-f-kshn) n.
uni·fier n.

unification [ˌjuːnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən]
n
1. an act, instance, or process of uniting
2. the state of being united
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.unificationunification - an occurrence that involves the production of a union
union - the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts; "lightning produced an unusual union of the metals"
2.unificationunification - the state of being joined or united or linked; "there is strength in union"
state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"
coalition, fusion - the state of being combined into one body
connectedness, connection, link - the state of being connected; "the connection between church and state is inescapable"
colligation, conjugation, conjunction, junction - the state of being joined together
association - the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination; "his association of his father with being beaten was too strong to break"
marriage - a close and intimate union; "the marriage of music and dance"; "a marriage of ideas"
syncretism - the union (or attempted fusion) of different systems of thought or belief (especially in religion or philosophy); "a syncretism of material and immaterial theories"
3.unificationunification - the act of making or becoming a single unit; "the union of opposing factions"; "he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays"
compounding, combining, combination - the act of combining things to form a new whole
coalescence, coalescency, conglutination, coalition, concretion - the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts
reunification, reunion - the act of coming together again; "monetary unification precipitated the reunification of the German state in October 1990"
tribalisation, tribalization - the act of making tribal; unification on a tribal basis
umbrella - having the function of uniting a group of similar things; "the Democratic Party is an umbrella for many liberal groups"; "under the umbrella of capitalism"

unification
noun union, uniting, alliance, combination, coalition, merger, federation, confederation, fusion, amalgamation, coalescence The ultimate aim is to bring about the unification of Albania and Kosovo.
Translations
unification [ˌjuːnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] Nunificación f

unification [ˌjuːnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] nunification f

unification
n (of country)Einigung f; (of system)Vereinheitlichung f; unification processEinigungsprozess m; Unification ChurchVereinigungskirche f (der Mun-Sekte)

unification [ˌjuːnɪfɪˈkeɪʃn] nunificazione f
unification [ˌjuːnɪfɪˈkeɪʃn] nunificazione f

unification unify


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Then the countess told her of more disagreements and intrigues against the work of the unification of the churches, and departed in haste, as she had that day to be at the meeting of some society and also at the Slavonic committee.
It arrived at the exact period when it was needed for the organization of great cities and the unification of nations.
 
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