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unite

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u·nite  (y-nt)
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 nre, nt-, from nus, one; see oi-no- in Indo-European roots.]

unite1
vb
1. to make or become an integrated whole or a unity; combine
2. to join, unify or be unified in purpose, action, beliefs, etc.
3. to enter or cause to enter into an association or alliance
4. to adhere or cause to adhere; fuse
5. (tr) to possess or display (qualities) in combination or at the same time he united charm with severity
6. Archaic to join or become joined in marriage
[from Late Latin ūnīre, from ūnus one]
uniter  n

unite2
n
(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) an English gold coin minted in the Stuart period, originally worth 20 shillings
[from obsolete unite joined, alluding to the union of England and Scotland (1603)]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.uniteunite - 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"
carve up, dissever, divide, split, split up, separate - separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"
2.unite - 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
3.uniteunite - have or possess in combination; "she unites charm with a good business sense"
feature, have - have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France"
4.uniteunite - be or become joined or united or linked; "The two streets connect to become a highway"; "Our paths joined"; "The travelers linked up again at the airport"
syndicate - join together into a syndicate; "The banks syndicated"
articulate - unite by forming a joint or joints; "the ankle bone articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle bones"
complect, interconnect, interlink - be interwoven or interconnected; "The bones are interconnected via the muscle"
5.unite - 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"
6.uniteunite - 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"

unite
verb
1. join, link, combine, couple, marry, wed, blend, incorporate, merge, consolidate, unify, fuse, amalgamate, coalesce, meld They have agreed to unite their efforts to bring peace.
join part, separate, split, divide, break, detach, sever, disunite
2. cooperate, ally, join forces, league, band, associate, pool, collaborate, confederate, pull together, join together, close ranks, club together The two parties have been trying to unite since the New Year.
cooperate part, break, separate, split, divorce
Translations
unite [juːˈnaɪt]
A. VT (= join) [+ people, organizations] → unir; [+ parts of country] → unificar, unir
B. VIunirse
to unite against sbunirse para hacer frente a algn
we must unite in defence of our rightsdebemos unirnos para defender nuestros derechos

unite [ˈjuːnaɪt]
vtunir
vis'unir

unite
vt (= join, also form: = marry) → vereinigen, verbinden; party, country (treaty etc) → (ver)einigen, zusammenschließen; (emotions, ties, loyalties) → (ver)einen; the common interests which unite usdie gemeinsamen Interessen, die uns verbinden
visich zusammenschließen, sich vereinigen; to unite in doing somethinggemeinsam etw tun; to unite in grief/opposition to somethinggemeinsam trauern/gegen etw Opposition machen; workers of the world, unite!Proletarier aller Länder, vereinigt euch!

unite [juːˈnaɪt]
1. vt (join, parts, pieces) → unire; (unify, parts of country) → unificare
2. vi (join) → unirsi; (companies) → fondersi
to unite with sb/in doing or to do sth → unirsi a qn/per fare qc

unite [juːˈnaɪt]
1. vt (join, parts, pieces) → unire; (unify, parts of country) → unificare
2. vi (join) → unirsi; (companies) → fondersi
to unite with sb/in doing or to do sth → unirsi a qn/per fare qc

unite
v unite [juˈnait]
1 to join together, or to make or become one England and Scotland were united under one parliament in 1707; He was united with his friends again. verenig, herenig يُوَحِّد обединявам spojit (se) forene vereinigen ενώνω, ενώνομαι unir(se); reunir(se) ühinema, ühendama به هم پیوستن yhdistää (s')unir; (s')unifier לְאַחֵד संयुक्त करना sjediniti egyesít; egyesül sameina unire, unificare, unirsi 合体させる 통일하다 sujungti, suvienyti apvienot; savienot; apvienoties bersatu (zich) verenigen forene, samle, slå sammen (z)jednoczyć unir a (se) uni; a (se) unifica соединять(ся); объединять(ся) spojiť sa združiti sjediniti förena[] ทำให้รวมกัน birleş(tir)mek 團結 об'єднувати(ся) متحد کرنا hợp nhất
2 to act together Let us unite against the common enemy. saamspan يَتَوَحَّد сплотявам се spojit se gå sammen sich vereinigen συνασπίζομαι, συμπράττω unirse ühiselt tegutsema متفقاً عمل کردن yhdistyä s'unir לְהִתאַחֵד मिल कर कोई काम करना ujediniti se együttműködik; egyesül sameinast unirsi 団結する 하나가 되다 susivienyti apvienoties bersatu eensgezind handelen forenes, samles, stå samlet zjednoczyć się unir-se a se uni объединяться spojiť sa združiti se ujediniti se slå sig ihop, samverka รวมตัวกัน; รวมกันเป็นหนึ่งเดียว birlikte hareket etmek 聯合 об'єднувати(ся), єднатися متحد ہونا đoàn kết
adj uˈnited
1 joined into a political whole the United States of America. verenigde مُتَّحِد съединен spojený forenet vereinigt ενωμένος unido ühend- متحد yhdistynyt uni מְאוּחָד संयुक्त, मिला हुआ, एकीकृत ujedinjen egyesült sameinaður unito 連合した 연합한 jungtinis savienots; apvienots bersatu verenigd forent, samlet zjednoczony unido unificat, unit соединённый;объединённый spojený združen sjedinjen förenad ที่รวมกัน birleşik, birleşmiş 聯合的 сполучений, з'єднаний متحدہ hợp nhất, thống nhất
2 joined together by love, friendship etc They're a very united pair/family. gehegte مُتَّحِد بالحُب сплотен soudržný forenet vereint μονοιασμένος unido ühtehoidev سازگار؛ متکی به هم yhtenäinen uni מְאוּחָד, מְלוּכָּד एकताबद्ध ujedinjen harmonikus samrÿmdur, samtaka unito 結ばれた 결합한 darnus draudzīgs bersepakat hecht verbonden som har godt samhold zżyty unido unit дружный súdržný zedinjen sjedinjen enad, sammansvetsad ที่ผูกพันกัน uyum içinde 和睦的 дружний مربوط đoàn kết, hòa hợp
3 made as a result of several people etc working together for a common purpose Let us make a united effort to make our business successful. saamgespande مُوَحَّد обединен společný fælles gemeinsam κοινός unido ühine جمعی yhteinen conjugué מְשוּתָף संयुक्त zajednički egyesített, közös (erőfeszítés) sameiginlegur congiunto 団結した 협력한 bendras kopējs; vienots bersama eensgezind felles-, samlet wspólny conjugado conjugat совместный spoločný skupen udružen gemensam, samlad ที่รวมเป็นอันหนึ่งอันเดียวกัน müşterek, birleşik 一致的,共同的 спільний متفقہ liên minh, liên kết

unite يُوحد sjednotit forene vereinigen ενώνω unir yhdistää unifier ujediniti unire 結合する 연합하다 verenigen forene zjednoczyć unir объединять förena ทำให้เป็นหนึ่ง birleştirmek hợp nhất 团结


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He then addressed them in these words: "My sons, if you are of one mind, and unite to assist each other, you will be as this faggot, uninjured by all the attempts of your enemies; but if you are divided among yourselves, you will be broken as easily as these sticks.
Let both sides explore what problems unite us instead of belaboring those problems which divide us.
Where pride and stupidity unite there can be no dissimulation worthy notice, and Miss Vernon shall be consigned to unrelenting contempt; but by all that I can gather Lady Susan possesses a degree of captivating deceit which it must be pleasing to witness and detect.
 
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