What does "unite" mean?
A British gold coin worth 20 shillings, first produced during the reign of King James I, and bearing a legend indicating the king's intention of uniting the kingdoms of England and Scotland.
Unite
/juˈnaɪt/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Very common ·Middle school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A British gold coin worth 20 shillings, first produced during the reign of King James I, and bearing a legend indicating the king's intention of uniting the kingdoms of England and Scotland.
- Grammar: unite is listed as noun, verb.
- Nearest alternatives: join, combine, merge, accord.
- Useful contrasts: cloven, disjoint, disunified.
- Usage evidence: Oceans do not so much divide the world as unite it.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A British gold coin worth 20 shillings, first produced during the reign of King James I, and bearing a legend indicating the king's intention of uniting the kingdoms of England and Scotland. UK, historical
"Occasionally Scots and Irish coins are also found. The gold hoards consist entirely of crown gold unites, half unites and quarter unites from the reigns of James I and Charles I."
Verb
- 1 To bring together as one. transitive
"The new government will try to unite the various factions."
- 2 join or combine wordnet
- 3 To come together as one. reciprocal
"If we want to win, we will need to unite."
- 4 become one wordnet
- 5 act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief wordnet
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- 6 bring together for a common purpose or action or ideology or in a shared situation wordnet
- 7 be or become joined or united or linked wordnet
- 8 have or possess in combination wordnet
Antonyms
Example
"Oceans do not so much divide the world as unite it."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "unite"?
Common synonyms include: join, combine, merge, accord, accouple, accumulate.
How do you use "unite" in a sentence?
Oceans do not so much divide the world as unite it.
How do you pronounce "unite"?
Pronounced /juˈnaɪt/.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Italic *oinos Old Latin oinos Latin ūnus Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Latin -iō Latin ūniō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin ūnītuslbor. Middle English uniten English unite From Middle English uniten, from Latin ūnītus, perfect passive participle of ūniō.