unite
Pronounced:
/jʊˈnaɪt/
Function:
verbInflected forms:
unites; unit·ed; unit·ingMeaning:
1 : to join together to do or achieve something [no obj] ▪ Party members united in support of their candidate. ▪ Students united to protest the tuition increase. ▪ uniting against a common enemy [+ obj] ▪ The struggle to end slavery united rich and poor. —often used as (be) united ▪ We were all united by a common purpose.
2 a [+ obj] : to cause (two or more people or things) to be joined together and become one thing ▪ A treaty united the independent nations. ▪ They were united in marriage [=they were married] on Sunday, August 24. b [no obj] : to become joined together as one thing ▪ The sperm and egg unite to form an embryo.
2 a [+ obj] : to cause (two or more people or things) to be joined together and become one thing ▪ A treaty united the independent nations. ▪ They were united in marriage [=they were married] on Sunday, August 24. b [no obj] : to become joined together as one thing ▪ The sperm and egg unite to form an embryo.