Deeper Dive: 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.
U*nite"
, a. [L. unitus, p. p. See Unite, v. t.] United; joint; as, unite consent. [Obs.] J. Webster.
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.
-- Webster's unabridged 1913
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