Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Tending to unify: Having the quality or effect of bringing together separate elements to form a cohesive whole.
   • Combining into a single unit: Causing distinct parts to join or merge into one integrated entity.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The leader's unifying speech brought the divided community together.
  • A common goal can be a powerful unifying force for a team.
  • The treaty served as a unifying agreement between the two nations.

Advanced Usage

• "unifying principle": A core idea or rule that integrates different aspects.
  • The search for truth is a unifying principle in scientific inquiry.
• "unifying theme": A central subject or motif that connects various parts of a work.
  • The author used the journey as a unifying theme throughout the novel.

Variants and Related Words

• Unify (verb): To make or become united, uniform, or whole.
  • The new policy aims to unify the different departments.
• Unification (noun): The process of being unified or the state of being unified.
  • The unification of the colonies created a new nation.

Synonyms

• Integrating: Combining parts into a whole.
• Consolidating: Making something stronger or more solid by combining.
• Cohesive: Characterized by causing parts to stick together.

Related Phrases

• To have a unifying effect: To produce the result of bringing things together.
  • The charity event had a unifying effect on the town.

Adjective

1. tending to unify
2. combining into a single unit