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Definition of "unite" []

  • To bring together so as to form a whole. (verb-transitive)
  • To combine (people) in interest, attitude, or action: "the love that unites humanity” ( Germaine Greer). (verb-transitive)
  • To join (a couple) in marriage. (verb-transitive)
  • To cause to adhere. (verb-transitive)
  • To have or demonstrate in combination: She unites common sense with vision. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "unite" in a sentence
  • "Yet the word unite can go beyond that to encompass the merging of soft and strong, breath and movement, grace and strength."
  • "However what you and others should do to bring our party back together and unite is to ask Hillary to get out!!!!"
  • "Democrats for McCain unite ... or go independent Hilary for Obama"