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Webster 1913 Edition


Unite

U-nite′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
United
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Uniting
.]
[L.
unitus
, p. p. of
unire
to unite, from
unus
one. See
One
.]
1.
To put together so as to make one; to join, as two or more constituents, to form a whole; to combine; to connect; to join; to cause to adhere;
as, to
unite
bricks by mortar; to
unite
iron bars by welding; to
unite
two armies.
2.
Hence, to join by a legal or moral bond, as families by marriage, nations by treaty, men by opinions; to join in interest, affection, fellowship, or the like; to cause to agree; to harmonize; to associate; to attach.
Under his great vicegerent reign abide,
United
as one individual soul.
Milton.
The king proposed nothing more than to
unite
his kingdom in one form of worship.
Clarendon.
Syn. – To add; join; annex; attach. See
Add
.

U-nite′

,
Verb.
I.
1.
To become one; to be cemented or consolidated; to combine, as by adhesion or mixture; to coalesce; to grow together.
2.
To join in an act; to concur; to act in concert;
as, all parties
united
in signing the petition
.

U-nite′

,
Adj.
[L.
unitus
, p. p. See
Unite
,
Verb.
T.
]
United; joint;
as,
unite
consent
.
[Obs.]
J. Webster.

Webster 1828 Edition


Unite

UNI'TE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. unio, unitus.]
1.
To put together or join two or more things, which make one compound or mixture. Thus we unite the parts of a building to make one structure. The kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland united, form one empire. So we unite spirit and water and other liquors. We unite strands to make a rope. The states of North America united, form one nation.
2.
To join; to connect in a near relation or alliance; as, to unite families by marriage; to unite nations by treaty.
3.
To make to agree or be uniform; as, to unite a kingdom in one form of worship; to unite men in opinions.
4.
To cause to adhere; as, to unite bricks or stones by cement.
5.
To join in interest or fellowship. Gen. 49.
6.
To tie; to splice; as, to unite two cords or ropes.
7.
To join in affection; to make near; as, to unite hearts in love.
To unite the heart, to cause all its powers and affections to join with order and delight in the same objects. Ps. 86.

UNI'TE

, v.i.
1.
To join in an act; to concur; to act in concert. All parties united in petitioning for a repeal of the law.
2.
To coalesce; to be cemented or consolidated; to combine; as, bodies unite by attraction or affinity.
3.
To grow together, as the parts of a wound.
The spur of a young cock grafted into the comb, will unite and grow.
4.
To coalesce, as sounds.
5.
To be mixed. Oil and water will not unite.

Definition 2024


unité

unité

See also: unite

French

Noun

unité f (plural unités)

  1. unity
  2. unit

Related terms


Old French

Noun

unité f (oblique plural unitez, nominative singular unité, nominative plural unitez)

  1. unity (quality of being united)

Descendants

References

  • (fr) Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (unité)
  • (fr) Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (unité, supplement)