uniting

u·nite

U0085800 (yo͞o-nīt′)v. u·nit·ed, u·nit·ing, u·nites v.tr.1. To bring together so as to form a whole: The different structures are united in a single flower.2. To combine (people) in interest, attitude, or action: united the rival factions of the party.3. To join (a couple) in marriage.4. To have or demonstrate in combination: The course unites current theory and practice.v.intr.1. To become joined, formed, or combined into a unit: when reproductive cells unite.2. To join and act together in a common purpose or endeavor. See Synonyms at join.

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[Middle English uniten, from Latin ūnīre, ūnīt-, from ūnus, one; see oi-no- in Indo-European roots.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	uniting - the combination of two or more commercial companiesamalgamation, mergerconsolidation, integration - the act of combining into an integral whole; "a consolidation of two corporations"; "after their consolidation the two bills were passed unanimously"; "the defendants asked for a consolidation of the actions against them"
	2.	uniting - the act of making or becoming a single unit; "the union of opposing factions"; "he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays"jointure, unification, conjugation, unioncompounding, combining, combination - the act of combining things to form a new wholecoalescence, coalescency, conglutination, coalition, concretion - the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of partsreunification, reunion - the act of coming together again; "monetary unification precipitated the reunification of the German state in October 1990"tribalisation, tribalization - the act of making tribal; unification on a tribal basisumbrella - having the function of uniting a group of similar things; "the Democratic Party is an umbrella for many liberal groups"; "under the umbrella of capitalism"