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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.

unify [ˈjuːnɪˌfaɪ]
vb -fies, -fying, -fied
to make or become one; unite
[from Medieval Latin ūnificāre, from Latin ūnus one + facere to make]
unifiable  adj
unifier  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.unify - become one; "Germany unified officially in 1990"; "the cells merge"
consolidate - unite into one; "The companies consolidated"
consubstantiate - become united in substance; "thought and the object consubstantiate"
syncretise, syncretize - unite (beliefs or conflicting principles)
converge - come together so as to form a single product; "Social forces converged to bring the Fascists back to power"
federate, federalise, federalize - enter into a league for a common purpose; "The republics federated to become the Soviet Union"
integrate - become one; become integrated; "The students at this school integrate immediately, despite their different backgrounds"
coalesce - fuse or cause to grow together
disunify, break apart - break up or separate; "The country is disunifying"; "Yugoslavia broke apart after 1989"
2.unify - to bring or combine together or with something elseunify - to bring or combine together or with something else; "resourcefully he mingled music and dance"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
aggregate, combine - gather in a mass, sum, or whole
concoct - make a concoction (of) by mixing
combine, compound - combine so as to form a whole; mix; "compound the ingredients"
blend, immingle, intermingle, intermix - combine into one; "blend the nuts and raisins together"; "he blends in with the crowd"; "We don't intermingle much"
3.unify - bring together for a common purpose or action or ideology or in a shared situation; "the Democratic Patry platform united several splinter groups"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
draw together, bring together, bond - bring together in a common cause or emotion; "The death of their child had drawn them together"
4.unify - act in concert or unite in a common purpose or beliefunify - act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief
league - unite to form a league
federalize, federate, federalise - unite on a federal basis or band together as a league; "The country was federated after the civil war"
confederate - form a confederation with; of nations
ally with - unite formally; of interest groups or countries
join, fall in, get together - become part of; become a member of a group or organization; "He joined the Communist Party as a young man"
consociate, associate - bring or come into association or action; "The churches consociated to fight their dissolution"
band together, confederate - form a group or unite; "The groups banded together"
reunify, reunite - unify again, as of a country; "Will Korea reunify?"
pair, pair off, partner off, couple - form a pair or pairs; "The two old friends paired off"
club - unite with a common purpose; "The two men clubbed together"
5.unify - join or combineunify - join or combine; "We merged our resources"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
consolidate - bring together into a single whole or system; "The town and county schools are being consolidated"
weld - unite closely or intimately; "Her gratitude welded her to him"
consubstantiate - unite in one common substance; "Thought is consubstantiated with the object"

unify
verb unite, join, combine, merge, consolidate, bring together, fuse, confederate, amalgamate, federate He said he would seek to unify the Party and win the next election.
separate, split, divide, alienate, sever, disconnect, disunite, disjoin
Translations
unify [ˈjuːnɪfaɪ] VTunificar, unir

unify [ˈjuːnɪfaɪ] vtunifier

unify
vteinigen, einen (geh); theories, systemsvereinheitlichen

unify [ˈjuːnɪˌfaɪ] vt (country) → unire; (different parts, systems) → unificare

unify
v unify [ˈjuːnifai]
to combine into a single whole The country consisted of several small states and was unified only recently. verenig يُوَحِّد обединявам sjednotit forene; samle vereinigen ενοποιώ, ενώνω unificar ühendama متحد شدن؛ یکی شدن yhdistää unifier לְאַחֵד एका करना ujediniti egyesít sameina unificare 統一する 통합하다 sujungti apvienot menyatukan eenmaken forene, samle (z)jednoczyć unificar a unifica объединять zjednotiť združiti ujediniti ena, förena ทำให้เป็นหน่วยเดียวกัน birleştirmek 統一 уніфікувати; об'єднувати متحد کرنا thống nhất, hợp nhất
n unifiˈcation [-fi-]
vereniging تَوْحيد обединение sjednocení forening; samling die Vereinigung ενοποίηση unificación ühendamine, ühtlustamine اتحاد yhdistäminen, yhdistyminen unification אִיחוּד एकीकरण ujedinjenje egyesítés sameining unificazione 統一 sujungimas unificēšana; apvienošana penyatuan eenmaking forening, samling zjednoczenie unificação unificare объединение zjednotenie združitev ujedinjenje enande, sammanslagning การรวมตัวกัน; ผลจากการรวมกัน birleş(tir)me 統一 уніфікація اتحاد sự thống nhất, hợp nhất


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