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u·ni·fy
(yo͞o′nə-fī′)tr. & intr.v. u·ni·fied, u·ni·fy·ing, u·ni·fies
To make into or become a unit; consolidate.
[French unifier, from Old French, from Late Latin ūnificāre : Latin ūnus, one; see uni- + Latin -ficāre, -fy.]
u′ni·fi′a·ble adj.
u′ni·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.
u′ni·fi′er n.
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unify
(ˈjuːnɪˌfaɪ)vb, -fies, -fying or -fied
to make or become one; unite
[C16: from Medieval Latin ūnificāre, from Latin ūnus one + facere to make]
ˈuniˌfiable adj
ˈuniˌfier n
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u•ni•fy
(ˈyu nəˌfaɪ)v.t., v.i. -fied, -fy•ing.
to make or become a single unit; unite; merge.
u′ni•fi`a•ble, adj.
u′ni•fi`er, n.
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unify
Past participle: unified
Gerund: unifying
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| Verb | 1. | unify - become one; "Germany unified officially in 1990"; "the cells merge" consolidate - unite into one; "The companies consolidated" consubstantiate - become united in substance; "thought and the object consubstantiate" syncretise, syncretize - unite (beliefs or conflicting principles) converge - come together so as to form a single product; "Social forces converged to bring the Fascists back to power" federate, federalise, federalize - enter into a league for a common purpose; "The republics federated to become the Soviet Union" integrate - become one; become integrated; "The students at this school integrate immediately, despite their different backgrounds" coalesce - fuse or cause to grow together disunify, break apart - break up or separate; "The country is disunifying"; "Yugoslavia broke apart after 1989" |
| 2. |  unify - to bring or combine together or with something else; "resourcefully he mingled music and dance"alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" concoct - make a concoction (of) by mixing blend, immingle, intermingle, intermix - combine into one; "blend the nuts and raisins together"; "he blends in with the crowd"; "We don't intermingle much" | |
| 3. | unify - bring together for a common purpose or action or ideology or in a shared situation; "the Democratic Patry platform united several splinter groups" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" draw together, bring together, bond - bring together in a common cause or emotion; "The death of their child had drawn them together" | |
| 4. |  unify - act in concert or unite in a common purpose or beliefleague - unite to form a league federalize, federate, federalise - unite on a federal basis or band together as a league; "The country was federated after the civil war" confederate - form a confederation with; of nations ally with - unite formally; of interest groups or countries join, fall in, get together - become part of; become a member of a group or organization; "He joined the Communist Party as a young man" consociate, associate - bring or come into association or action; "The churches consociated to fight their dissolution" band together, confederate - form a group or unite; "The groups banded together" club - unite with a common purpose; "The two men clubbed together" | |
| 5. |  unify - join or combine; "We merged our resources"alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" consolidate - bring together into a single whole or system; "The town and county schools are being consolidated" weld - unite closely or intimately; "Her gratitude welded her to him" consubstantiate - unite in one common substance; "Thought is consubstantiated with the object" |
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unify
verb unite, join, combine, merge, consolidate, bring together, fuse, confederate, amalgamate, federate He said he would seek to unify the Party and win the next election.
separate, split, divide, alienate, sever, disconnect, disunite, disjoin
separate, split, divide, alienate, sever, disconnect, disunite, disjoin
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unify
verb1. To bring or come together into a united whole:
2. To combine and adapt in order to attain a particular effect:
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Translations
يُوَحِّد
sjednotit
forenesamle
yhdistääyhdistyä
sameina
apvienot
zjednotiť
förenaslå samman
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
unify
vt → einigen, einen (geh); theories, systems → vereinheitlichen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
unify
(ˈjuːnifai) verb to combine into a single whole. The country consisted of several small states and was unified only recently.
ˌunifiˈcation (-fi-) nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.