unite

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See also: unité

English

Etymology

From Middle English uniten, from Latin ūnītus, perfect passive participle of ūniō.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) enPR: yo͞o-nītʹ, yo͝o-, IPA(key): /juˈnaɪt/, /jʊˈnaɪt/, , , , , ,
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  • Rhymes: -aɪt
  • Hyphenation: u‧nite

Verb

unite (third-person singular simple present unites, present participle uniting, simple past and past participle united)

  1. (transitive) To bring together as one.
    The new government will try to unite the various factions.
    I hope this song can unite people from all different cultures.
  2. (reciprocal) To come together as one.
    If we want to win, we will need to unite.

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Noun

unite (plural unites)

  1. (UK, historical) A British gold coin worth 20 shillings, first produced during the reign of King James I, and bearing a legend indicating the king's intention of uniting the kingdoms of England and Scotland.
    • 1968, Seaby's coin and medal bulletin, numbers 593-604, page 198:
      Occasionally Scots and Irish coins are also found. The gold hoards consist entirely of crown gold unites, half unites and quarter unites from the reigns of James I and Charles I.

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Adjective

unite (not comparable)

  1. united

Participle

unite

  1. past participle of unir

Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

unite

  1. inflection of unire:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

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Participle

unite f pl

  1. feminine plural of unito

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Latin

Verb

ūnīte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of ūniō

Spanish

Verb

unite

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of unir combined with te