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unite
verb united, uniting
    tr & intr
    1. To make or become a single unit or whole.
      Thesaurus: come together, join, merge, pool, coalesce, combine, ally, wed, unify, conjoin, confederate, couple, link; Antonym: separate, sever, divide, part.
    tr & intr
    2. To bring or come together in a common purpose or belief.
    3. To have or exhibit (features, qualities, etc) in combination.
    tr & intr
    4. To join in marriage.
Derivative: uniter
noun
    Derivative: uniting
    noun, adj
      Etymology: 15c: from Latin unire, unitum to join together, from unus one.





      united
      adj
        1. Referring to something that has or has been united; joined together or combined.
        2. Relating or pertaining to, or resulting from, two or more people or things in union or combination.
        3. Often in the names of churches, societies, etc and in the names of football clubs: made up of or resulting from the union of two or more parts.
          Example: Dundee United
          Form: United (usually)
      Derivative: unitedly
      adverb
        Derivative: unitedness
        noun
          Etymology: 16c.



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