unite

pronunciation

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Verb:

act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief
become one
have or possess in combination
be or become joined or united or linked
join or combine

Word Origin

unite: unite: see union

unite (v.): early 15c. (transitive), from Late Latin unitus, past participle of unire "to unite, make into one" (transitive), from Latin unus "one" (see one). Intransitive sense from 1610s. Related: United; uniting.

Synonym

v.

pull work together side cooperate concert harmonize by band

v.

intermix admix blend lump intermingle commingle together commix mix merge amalgamate mingle combine

v.

knot splice the wed tie marry

v.

bring consolidate together unify close congeal become strengthen one make grow solidify

v.

associate syndicate club affiliate pool federate herd incoporate amalgamate confederate band team league

Antonym

vt. & vi.

divide separate disunite

Example

1. Odinga called for kenyans to unite behind the agreement .

2. The latter urges workers to unite for the overthrow of world capitalism .

3. It must unite economic and social policy .

4. To make that promise credible , syria 's fractious opposition must unite .

5. Debtholders can be tough to identify and even more difficult to unite around one solution .

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