verb

unify

to unify, to unite, to bring together

The new leader hopes to unify the country.

The new leader hopes to unify the country.

They tried to unify the two companies into one.

They tried to unify the two companies into one.

((sth.)) to bring (sth.) together to form a single unit The new leader hopes to unify the country.

Synonyms: unite, combine, merge; Antonyms: divide, separate

From Latin 'unus' (one) + '-fy' (to make). Literally 'to make one'.

Think of the prefix 'uni-' as in 'uniform' or 'unicycle' – it means one. To unify is to make many things into one.

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