unite : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: unite	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for unite
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
unite v act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief [syn: unite, unify] Antonym(s): carve up, dissever, divide, separate, split, split up become one; "Germany unified officially in 1990"; "the cells merge" Synonym(s): unify, unite, merge Antonym(s): break apart, disunify have or possess in combination; "she unites charm with a good business sense" Synonym(s): unite, combine be or become joined or united or linked; "The two streets connect to become a highway"; "Our paths joined"; "The travelers linked up again at the airport" Synonym(s): connect, link, link up, join, unite bring together for a common purpose or action or ideology or in a shared situation; "the Democratic Patry platform united several splinter groups" Synonym(s): unite, unify join or combine; "We merged our resources" Synonym(s): unite, unify, merge
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Unite \U*nite"\, v. i. 1. To become one; to be cemented or consolidated; to combine, as by adhesion or mixture; to coalesce; to grow together. 2. To join in an act; to concur; to act in concert; as, all parties united in signing the petition.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Unite \Unite"\, a. [L. unitus, p. p. See {Unite}, v. t.] United; joint; as, unite* consent. [Obs.] --J. Webster.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Unite \Unite"\, 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}.