unite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To bring together as one.
To come together as one.

noun

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.

Pronunciation

yo͞o-nītʹ yo͝o- /juˈnaɪt/ /jʊˈnaɪt/ [ju̟ˈnaɪ̯ʔ] [ju̟ˈnaɪ̯(ʔ)t̚] [jʊˈnaɪ̯ʔ] [jʊˈnaɪ̯(ʔ)t̚] [jəˈnaɪ̯ʔ] [jəˈnaɪ̯(ʔ)t̚] en-us-unite.ogg

Word forms

unite unites uniting united no-table-tags glossary unitest unitedst uniteth

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Italic *oinos Old Latin oinos Latin ūnus Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. 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.

Synonyms

bewed join wed

Related words

union unionize unit unitize unity

Derived words

reunite united uniter workers of the world, unite

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