Uniting : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Uniting	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Uniting
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
uniting n the combination of two or more commercial companies [syn: amalgamation, merger, uniting] the act of making or becoming a single unit; "the union of opposing factions"; "he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays" Synonym(s): union, unification, uniting, conjugation, jointure Antonym(s): disunion
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Unite \U*nite"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {United}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Uniting}.] [L. unitus, p. p. of unire to unite, from unus one. See {One}.] 1. To put together so as to make one; to join, as two or more constituents, to form a whole; to combine; to connect; to join; to cause to adhere; as, to unite bricks by mortar; to unite iron bars by welding; to unite two armies. 2. Hence, to join by a legal or moral bond, as families by marriage, nations by treaty, men by opinions; to join in interest, affection, fellowship, or the like; to cause to agree; to harmonize; to associate; to attach. Under his great vicegerent reign abide, United as one individual soul. --Milton. The king proposed nothing more than to unite his kingdom in one form of worship. --Clarendon. Syn: To add; join; annex; attach. See {Add}.