unify

[ yoo-nuh-fahy ]
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verb (used with or without object),u·ni·fied, u·ni·fy·ing.
  1. to make or become a single unit; unite: to unify conflicting theories;to unify a country.

Origin of unify

1
First recorded in 1495–1505; from Late Latin ūnificāre, equivalent to Latin ūni- uni- + -ficāre -fy

Other words for unify

Other words from unify

  • u·ni·fi·er, noun
  • non·u·ni·fied, adjective
  • qua·si-u·ni·fied, adjective
  • re·u·ni·fy, verb (used with object), re·u·ni·fied, re·u·ni·fy·ing.
  • un·u·ni·fied, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for unify

unify

/ (ˈjuːnɪˌfaɪ) /


verb-fies, -fying or -fied
  1. to make or become one; unite

Origin of unify

1
C16: from Medieval Latin ūnificāre, from Latin ūnus one + facere to make

Derived forms of unify

  • unifiable, adjective
  • unifier, noun

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