unify

  • 1Unify — U ni*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Unified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Unifying}.] [Uni + fy: cf. F. unifier.] To cause to be one; to make into a unit; to unite; to view as one. [1913 Webster] A comprehensive or unifying act of the judging faculty. De Quincey …

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  • 2unify — index amalgamate, cohere (adhere), collect (gather), combine (join together), conjoin, consolid …

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  • 3unify — c.1500, to make into one, from M.Fr. unifier (14c.), from L.L. unificare make one, from L. uni one (see UNI (Cf. uni )) + root of facere to make (see FACTITIOUS (Cf. factitious)). Unification is attested from 1851; the …

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  • 4unify — consolidate, concentrate, *compact Analogous words: *integrate, articulate, concatenate: organize, systematize (see ORDER vb): *unite, combine, conjoin …

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  • 5unify — [v] unite affiliate, ally, associate, band, become one, bring together, combine, connect, consolidate, cooperate, couple, gather together, hook up with, join, join forces, link, marry, merge, pool, pull together, stick together, wed; concepts 113 …

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  • 6unify — ► VERB (unifies, unified) ▪ make or become united or uniform. DERIVATIVES unifier noun. ORIGIN Latin unificare …

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  • 7unify — [yo͞o′nə fī΄] vt., vi. unified, unifying [MFr unifier < LL unificare: see UNI & FY] to combine into one; become or make united; consolidate …

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  • 8unify — [[t]ju͟ːnɪfaɪ[/t]] unifies, unifying, unified V RECIP ERG If someone unifies different things or parts, or if the things or parts unify, they are brought together to form one thing. [V pl n] A flexible retirement age is being considered by… …

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  • 9unify — verb a) Cause to become one; make into a unit; consolidate; merge; combine. Ultimately, all frequencies unify into an unmoving state of zero frequency or vacuum. In other words, all seven sound vibrations or notes unify into silence; all thought… …

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  • 10unify — v. 1) (D; tr.) to unify into (they were unified into one nation) 2) (D; tr.) to unify with * * * [ juːnɪfaɪ] (D; tr.) to unify with (D;tr.) to unify into (they were unifyied into one nation) …

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