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unite |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Unite \U*nite"\, a. [L. unitus p. p. See {Unite}, v. t.] United; joint; as unite consent. [Obs.] --J. Webster. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Unite \U*nite"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {United}; p. pr & vb n. {Uniting}.] [L. unitus p. p. of unire to unite, from unus one See {One}.] 1. To put together so as to make one to join as two or more constituents, to form a whole; to combine; to connect; to join to cause to adhere; as to unite bricks by mortar; to unite iron bars by welding; to unite two armies. 2. Hence to join by a legal or moral bond, as families by marriage, nations by treaty, men by opinions; to join in interest, affection, fellowship, or the like to cause to agree; to harmonize; to associate; to attach. Under his great vicegerent reign abide, United as one individual soul. --Milton. The king proposed nothing more than to unite his kingdom in one form of worship. --Clarendon. Syn: To add join annex; attach. See {Add}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Unite \U*nite"\, v. i. 1. To become one to be cemented or consolidated; to combine, as by adhesion or mixture; to coalesce; to grow together. 2. To join in an act to concur; to act in concert; as all parties united in signing the petition. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: unite v 1: act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief [syn: {unify}] [ant: {divide}] 2: become one "Germany unified officially in 1990"; "Will the two Koreas unify?" [syn: {unify}, {merge}] [ant: {disunify}] 3: have or possess in combination; "she unites charm with a good business sense" [syn: {combine}] 4: be or become joined or united or linked; "The two streets connect to become a highway"; "Our paths joined" [syn: {connect}, {link}, {join}] 5: join or combine; "We merged our resources" [syn: {unify}, {merge}]
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