unify

u·ni·fy

 (yo͞o′nə-fī′)

tr. & intr.v. u·ni·fied, u·ni·fy·ing, u·ni·fies

To make into or become a unit; consolidate.

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[French unifier, from Old French, from Late Latin ūnificāre : Latin ūnus, one; see uni- + Latin -ficāre, -fy.]

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u′ni·fi′a·ble adj.

u′ni·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.

u′ni·fi′er n.

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unify

(ˈjuːnɪˌfaɪ)

vb, -fies, -fying or -fied

to make or become one; unite

[C16: from Medieval Latin ūnificāre, from Latin ūnus one + facere to make]

ˈuniˌfiable adj

ˈuniˌfier n

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u•ni•fy

(ˈyu nəˌfaɪ)

v.t., v.i. -fied, -fy•ing.

to make or become a single unit; unite; merge.

[1495–1505; < Late Latin ūnificāre= Latin ūni- uni- + -ficāre -fy]

u′ni•fi`a•ble, adj.

u′ni•fi`er, n.

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unify

Past participle: unified
Gerund: unifying

Imperative

unify

unify

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	unify - become one; "Germany unified officially in 1990"; "the cells merge" merge, unite 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 else; "resourcefully he mingled music and dance" amalgamate, commix, mingle, mix 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" unite 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 belief unite 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?" get hitched with, get married, hook up with, marry, wed, conjoin, espouse - take in marriage 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 combine; "We merged our resources" merge, unite 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"

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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

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unify

verb

1. To bring or come together into a united whole:

coalesce, combine, compound, concrete, conjoin, conjugate, connect, consolidate, couple, join, link, marry, meld, unite, wed, yoke.

2. To combine and adapt in order to attain a particular effect:

arrange, blend, coordinate, harmonize, integrate, orchestrate, synthesize.

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Translations

يُوَحِّد

sjednotit

forenesamle

vereinigensich vereinigenvereinen

unificar

yhdistääyhdistyä

accouplerunifier

sameina

unificareriunire

apvienot

eenmakenverenigenzich verenigen

unificar

zjednotiť

förenaslå samman

birleştirmek

统一

unify

[ˈjuːnɪfaɪ] VT → unificar, unir

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unify

[ˈjuːnɪfaɪ] vt → unifier

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unify

vt → einigen, einen (geh); theories, systems → vereinheitlichen

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unify

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

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unify

(ˈjuːnifai) verb

to combine into a single whole. The country consisted of several small states and was unified only recently. verenig يُوَحِّد обединявам unificar sjednotit vereinigen forene; samle ενοποιώ, ενώνωunificar ühendama متحد شدن؛ یکی شدن yhdistää unifier לְאַחֵד एका करना ujediniti egyesít mempersatukan sameina unificare 統一する 통합하다 sujungti apvienot menyatukan eenmakenforene, samlejednoczyćunificar a unifica объединять zjednotiť združiti ujediniti ena, förena ทำให้เป็นหน่วยเดียวกัน birleştirmek 統一 уніфікувати; об'єднувати متحد کرنا thống nhất, hợp nhất 统一

ˌunifiˈcation (-fi-) noun

vereniging تَوْحيد обединение unificação sjednocení die Vereinigung forening; samling ενοποίησηunificación ühendamine, ühtlustamine اتحاد yhdistäminen unificationאיחוד एकीकरण ujedinjenje egyesítés persatuan sameining unificazione 統一 통합 sujungimas unificēšana; apvienošana penyatuan eenmakingforening, samling zjednoczenie unificação unificare объединение zjednotenie združitev ujedinjenje enande, sammanslagning การรวมตัวกัน; ผลจากการรวมกัน birleşme 統一 уніфікація اتحاد sự thống nhất, hợp nhất 统一

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