unite

/ju:'nait/
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unite

The community will unite to build a new playground.

Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To join together or combine separate elements into a single entity: "unite" describes the action of bringing different parts, groups, or things together to form a whole.
    • To come together for a common purpose, action, or cause: "unite" also means to form an alliance or bond based on shared goals, beliefs, or circumstances.
    • To become one; to merge or blend: "unite" can describe the process where separate entities lose their individual distinction and become a single unit.
Examples of Usage
  • Verb:
    • The two companies decided to unite to compete more effectively.
    • The community united to support the local food bank.
    • The treaty united the three kingdoms under one ruler.
    • Oil will not unite with water.
Advanced Usage
  • "to unite in": to join together for a specific purpose or action.
    • The nations united in their condemnation of the act.
  • "to unite against": to form an alliance in opposition to something or someone.
    • The rival factions united against the common threat.
  • "to unite with": to join or combine with something else.
    • The stream unites with the river just beyond the woods.
Variants and Related Words
  • Unified (adj): made into or caused to work as a single unit.
    • The team presented a unified front.
  • Unification (n): the process of being united or made into a whole.
    • The unification of the colonies took many years.
  • Unitive (adj): serving to unite or tending to produce unity.
    • The leader's speech had a unitive effect on the crowd.
Synonyms
  • Combine: to bring or join together into a whole.
  • Merge: to cause to combine or coalesce.
  • Join: to put or bring together so as to form a unit.
  • Integrate: to combine one thing with another to form a whole.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Unite behind: to give collective support to a person, idea, or cause.
    • The party members united behind their new leader.
  • Unite in marriage: (formal/archaic) to marry.
    • They were united in marriage last spring.
Related Idioms
  • United we stand, divided we fall: a proverb meaning that solidarity and cooperation lead to strength, while discord leads to failure.
  • To unite forces: to combine efforts or resources.
    • The two charities united forces to tackle the crisis.
unite

The community will unite to build a new playground.

Verb
  1. join or combine
    • We merged our resources
  2. bring together for a common purpose or action or ideology or in a shared situation
    • the Democratic Patry platform united several splinter groups
  3. 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
  4. have or possess in combination
    • she unites charm with a good business sense
  5. become one
    • Germany unified officially in 1990
    • the cells merge
  6. act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief