united
[yoo-nahy-tid]
- made into or caused to act as a single entity: a united front.
- formed or produced by the uniting of things or persons: a united effort.
- agreed; in harmony.
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Origin of united
unite1
[yoo-nahyt]
- to join, combine, or incorporate so as to form a single whole or unit.
- to cause to adhere: to unite two pieces of wood with glue.
- to cause to be in a state of mutual sympathy, or to have a common opinion or attitude.
- to have or exhibit in union or combination: a person who unites generosity and forgiveness.
- to join in marriage.
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- to become joined together or combined so as to form a single whole.
- to act in concert or agreement.
- to share a common opinion, attitude, etc.
- to be joined by or as if by adhesion.
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Origin of unite1
1400–50; late Middle English uniten < Latin ūnītus, past participle of ūnīre to join together, unite, equivalent to ūn(us) one + -ītus -ite1
Synonyms
See more synonyms for unite on Thesaurus.com1, 2. conjoin, couple, link, yoke, amalgamate, consolidate, weld, fuse, blend, merge. See join.
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Examples from the Web for united
Contemporary Examples
It would became one of the first great mysteries in the United States of America, as it was only then 23 years old.
There is a particular focus in the magazine on attacking the United States, which al Qaeda calls a top target.
The United States government might not release that information for years, if ever.
While this deferred action is controversial in the United States, in Mexico, what Obama did is universally popular.
Most coup members “lived in the diaspora in the United States and Germany,” Faal said.
Historical Examples
He had united them and he had made them the first of all nations to worship a single God.
Ancient ManHendrik Willem van Loon
The State exists only as an integral portion of the United States.
'Tis Sixty Years SinceCharles Francis Adams
There was no such thing then as a citizen of the United States of and by itself.
'Tis Sixty Years SinceCharles Francis Adams
For myself I beg your tolerance, your countenance and your united aid.
United, there is little we cannot do in a host of cooperative ventures.
united
- produced by two or more persons or things in combination or from their union or amalgamationa united effort
- in agreement
- in association or alliance
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unite1
- to make or become an integrated whole or a unity; combine
- to join, unify or be unified in purpose, action, beliefs, etc
- to enter or cause to enter into an association or alliance
- to adhere or cause to adhere; fuse
- (tr) to possess or display (qualities) in combination or at the same timehe united charm with severity
- archaic to join or become joined in marriage
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Word Origin
C15: from Late Latin ūnīre, from ūnus one
unite2
- an English gold coin minted in the Stuart period, originally worth 20 shillings
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Word Origin
C17: from obsolete unite joined, alluding to the union of England and Scotland (1603)
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Word Origin and History for united
unite
v.
early 15c., from Latin unitus, past participle of unire "to unite," from unus "one" (see one). Related: United; uniting.
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