uniteverb [ I or T ]
uk/juːˈnaɪt/us/juːˈnaɪt/C1 to join together as a group, or to make people join together as a group; to combine:
If the opposition groups unite, they may will command over 55 percent of the vote.
If ever a dance company could unite the differing worlds of rock and ballet, the Joffrey Ballet is it.
See also
reunite
More examples
- East and West Germany united under article 23 of the Bonn constitution.
- The two countries have united against their common enemy.
- Conservation groups have united in protest against the planned new road.
- The opposition parties are uniting in an attempt to overthrow the government.
- The prime minister's supporters united behind their party leader.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Acting, being or existing together
- accompanying
- accord
- allied
- ally
- along
- alongside
- as one man idiom
- bosom
- en masse
- formation
- gang
- gang up
- hand in glove idiom
- joint
- partnership
- put sth together
- put their heads together idiom
- stand together
- swarm
- tandem
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