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unify

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

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

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British Dictionary definitions for unify

unify
/ (ˈjuːnɪˌfaɪ) /

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

Derived forms of unify

unifiable, adjectiveunifier, noun

Word Origin for unify

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