u·ni·fy (y  n -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  nific re : Latin ni-, uni- + Latin -ficre, -fy.]u ni·fia·ble adj.u ni·fi·cation (-f -kshn) n.u ni·fier n. |
unification [ˌjuːnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən]
n
1. an act, instance, or process of uniting
2. the state of being united
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  unification - an occurrence that involves the production of a unionunion - the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts; "lightning produced an unusual union of the metals" |
| 2. |  unification - 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" connectedness, connection, link - the state of being connected; "the connection between church and state is inescapable" 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. |  unification - 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"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
n (of country) → Einigung f; (of system) → Vereinheitlichung f; unification process → Einigungsprozess m; Unification Church → Vereinigungskirche f (der Mun-Sekte)
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