unite
verb
Simple meaning
Bring together for a common purpose or action or ideology or in a shared situation.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈjunaɪt
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
verb
Bring together for a common purpose or action or ideology or in a shared situation
“The Democratic Patry platform united several splinter groups.”
transitive
To bring together as one.
reciprocal
To come together as one.
Become one
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
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This meaning: Bring together for a common purpose or action or ideology or in a shared situation
Used this way, unite is a common word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
“The Democratic Patry platform united several splinter groups.”
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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More ways to use unite
- “She unites charm with a good business sense.”verb
- “The Democratic Patry platform united several splinter groups.”verb
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Word Family
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Inflected forms
Grammatical variations of the same word.
Characterized by unity.
The combination of two or more commercial companies.
Word family
Words built from the same root.
An undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting.
Related to Bring together for a common purpose or action or ideology or in a shared situation.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
The basic unit of money in the United Arab Emirates.
Monetary unit in the United Arab Emirates.
A federation of seven Arab emirates on the eastern Arabian peninsula.
A republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971.
Merger of the Congregational Christian Church and the Evangelical and Reformed Church in 1957.
A multiethnic alliance in Afghanistan who practice a moderate form of Islam and are united in their opposition to the Taliban.
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