unionize
Translation
to unionise
Examples
The workers voted to unionize the factory.
The workers voted to unionise the factory.
It is difficult to unionize in some industries.
It is difficult to unionise in some industries.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) to unionise (sth.) The workers voted to unionise the factory.
((to unionise)) to form a union It is difficult to unionise in some industries.
Similar Words
Synonyms: organise, form a union
Etymology
From 'union' + '-ize' (a verb-forming suffix meaning 'to make' or 'to become'). To make into a union.
Memory Tips
The '-ize' ending often turns a noun into a verb, like 'organise' or 'modernise'. Here, it turns 'union' into an action.