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unite(2) (iou)



unite verb. Pa. t. & pple united, (earlier) unite. See also UNITED. LME.
[Latin unit- pa. ppl stem of unire join together, from unus one.]
verb trans. & intrans. Put or come together to form a single unit or mass; make or become one; combine; join together, fuse. LME.
C. Thirlwall The forces of Greece..had been united. A. Meadows The tubes..sometimes..dividing and uniting again. J. Reed To unite all the anti-Bolshevik elements in one huge organization. I. Murdoch The Sikh..happily united with his fellow males.
b. verb trans. Join or clasp (hands), esp. as part of a wedding ceremony. E17.
verb trans. & intrans. Join together by a common interest, feeling, etc., or for a common purpose or action. (Foll. by in, to do.) M16.
Philadelphia Inquirer If we can unite, we can win. C. Warwick People, says Ustinov, are united by their doubts but divided by their convictions.
verb trans. & intrans. Join in marriage. E18.
verb trans. Possess or exhibit (qualities, esp. opposite ones) in combination. L18.
J. Ferriar D'Aubigne's style..unites the severe and the ludicrous.
unitable adjective able to be united M17.
uniter noun L16.
uniting verbal noun the action of the verb; an instance of this; (a) union: M16.