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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

UNI'TE, v.t. [L. unio, unitus.]
1. To put together or join two or more things, which make one compound or mixture. Thus we unite the parts of a building to make one structure. The kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland united, form one empire. So we unite spirit and water and other liquors. We unite strands to make a rope. The states of North America united, form one nation.
2. To join; to connect in a near relation or alliance; as, to unite families by marriage; to unite nations by treaty.
3. To make to agree or be uniform; as, to unite a kingdom in one form of worship; to unite men in opinions.
4. To cause to adhere; as, to unite bricks or stones by cement.
5. To join in interest or fellowship. Genesis 49.
6. To tie; to splice; as, to unite two cords or ropes.
7. To join in affection; to make near; as, to unite hearts in love.
To unite the heart, to cause all its powers and affections to join with order and delight in the same objects. Psalms 86.
UNI'TE, v.i.
1. To join in an act; to concur; to act in concert. All parties united in petitioning for a repeal of the law.
2. To coalesce; to be cemented or consolidated; to combine; as, bodies unite by attraction or affinity.
3. To grow together, as the parts of a wound.
The spur of a young cock grafted into the comb, will unite and grow.
4. To coalesce, as sounds.
5. To be mixed. Oil and water will not unite.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief [syn: unite, unify] [ant: carve up, dissever, divide, separate, split, split up]
2: become one; "Germany unified officially in 1990"; "the cells merge" [syn: unify, unite, merge] [ant: break apart, disunify]
3: have or possess in combination; "she unites charm with a good business sense" [syn: unite, combine]
4: 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" [syn: connect, link, link up, join, unite]
5: bring together for a common purpose or action or ideology or in a shared situation; "the Democratic Patry platform united several splinter groups" [syn: unite, unify]
6: join or combine; "We merged our resources" [syn: unite, unify, merge]

Merriam Webster's

I. verb (united; uniting) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French uniter, from Latin unitus, past participle of unire, from unus one — more at one Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. a. to put together to form a single unit b. to cause to adhere c. to link by a legal or moral bond 2. to possess (as qualities) in combination intransitive verb 1. a. to become one or as if one b. to become combined by or as if by adhesion or mixture 2. to act in concert Synonyms: see join • uniter noun II. noun Etymology: obsolete unite united, from Middle English unit, from Latin unitus, past participle Date: 1604 an old British gold 20-shilling piece issued first by James I in 1604 for the newly united England and Scotland — called also Jacobus

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. 1 tr. & intr. join together; make or become one; combine. 2 tr. & intr. join together for a common purpose or action (united in their struggle against injustice). 3 tr. & intr. join in marriage. 4 tr. possess (qualities, features, etc.) in combination (united anger with mercy). 5 intr. & tr. form or cause to form a physical or chemical whole (oil will not unite with water). Phrases and idioms: United Brethren Eccl. the Moravians. United Kingdom Great Britain and Northern Ireland (until 1922, Great Britain and Ireland). United Nations (orig., in 1942) those united against the Axis powers in the war of 1939-45, (later) a supranational peace-seeking organization of these and many other States. United Provinces hist. 1 the seven provinces united in 1579 and forming the basis of the republic of the Netherlands. 2 an Indian administrative division formed by the union of Agra and Oudh and called Uttar Pradesh since 1950. United Reformed Church a Church formed in 1972 from the English Presbyterian and Congregational Churches. United States (in full United States of America) a federal republic of 50 States, mostly in N. America and including Alaska and Hawaii. Derivatives: unitedly adv. unitive adj. unitively adv. Etymology: ME f. L unire unit- f. unus one

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Unite U*nite", a. [L. unitus, p. p. See Unite, v. t.] United; joint; as, unite consent. [Obs.] --J. Webster.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(unites, uniting, united) If a group of people or things unite or if something unites them, they join together and act as a group. The two parties have been trying to unite since the New Year... The vast majority of nations have agreed to unite their efforts to bring peace. VERB: V, V n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. a. 1. Join, combine, connect. 2. Attach, cause to cohere. 3. Join. 4. Incorporate, amalgamate, embody, consolidate, centralize, blend, merge. 5. Associate, couple, conjoin, connect, link. II. v. n. 1. Concur, agree, co-operate, join forces, pull together, act in concert. 2. Coalesce, combine, league, confederate, form a league, form an alliance. 3. Be consolidated, be cemented, become one, grow together.

Moby Thesaurus

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