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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024u•nit•ed /yuˈnaɪtɪd/USA pronunciation adj. - joined, as in love, agreement, sympathy, or common interests:united in their views.
[in proper names of countableries] (of states) joined to make a political unit:the United States of America.See -uni-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024u•nit•ed (yo̅o̅ nī′tid),USA pronunciation adj. - 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.
u•nit′ed•ly, adv. u•nit′ed•ness, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: united /juːˈnaɪtɪd/ adj - produced by two or more persons or things in combination or from their union or amalgamation: a united effort
- in agreement
- in association or alliance
uˈnitedly adv uˈnitedness n u•nite1 /yuˈnaɪt/USA pronunciation v., u•nit•ed, u•nit•ing. - to (cause to) be joined so as to form a single whole or unit: [~ + object + into + object]to unite all the states into one country.[no object* (~ + into + object)]The states united into one country.
- to (cause to) adhere or stick together: [~ + object]Use glue to unite the two sections.[no object]The two sections won't unite.
- to (cause to) be in a state of mutual sympathy or agreement, or to have a common opinion, attitude, goal, etc.: [no object]They united in their opposition to him.[~ + object]They united their forces.
See -uni-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024u•nite1 (yo̅o̅ nīt′),USA pronunciation v., u•nit•ed, u•nit•ing. v.t. - 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.
v.i. - 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.
- Latin ūnītus, past participle of ūnīre to join together, unite, equivalent. to ūn(us) one + -ītus -ite1
- late Middle English uniten 1400–50
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged conjoin, couple, link, yoke, amalgamate, consolidate, weld, fuse, blend, merge. See join.
u•nite2 (yo̅o̅′nīt, yo̅o̅ nīt′),USA pronunciation n. - Currencya former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- noun, nominal use of earlier past participle of unite1, referring to union of England and Scotland 1595–1605
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: unite /juːˈnaɪt/ vb - 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
- (transitive) to possess or display (qualities) in combination or at the same time: he united charm with severity
Etymology: 15th Century: from Late Latin ūnīre, from ūnus one unite /ˈjuːnaɪt; juːˈnaɪt/ n - an English gold coin minted in the Stuart period, originally worth 20 shillings
Etymology: 17th Century: from obsolete unite joined, alluding to the union of England and Scotland (1603) |