From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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.
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2. To join in an act; to concur; to act in concert; as, all
parties united in signing the petition.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Unite \U*nite"\, a. [L. unitus, p. p. See Unite, v. t.]
United; joint; as, unite consent. [Obs.] --J. Webster.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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.
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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.
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Under his great vicegerent reign abide,
United as one individual soul. --Milton.
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The king proposed nothing more than to unite his
kingdom in one form of worship. --Clarendon.
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Syn: To add; join; annex; attach. See Add.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
unite
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]