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- pronunciation:
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naIt
- features:
- Word History, Word Builder, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
unites, uniting, united |
| definition 1: |
When things or people unite, they join together.
The three small creeks unite at this point and become a river.The people of the neighborhood united to clean up the park and make their neighborhood safer.- synonyms:
- combine
- antonyms:
- part
- similar words:
- band, blend, connect, cooperate, join, merge, mix, organize, unify
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| definition 2: |
When someone or something unites people, it brings them together. It makes them all feel the same way or makes them want to work together.
The event was sad, but it united the people and helped bring needed change.- antonyms:
- divide, split
- similar words:
- connect, join, link, unify
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| definition 3: |
When someone like a priest or judge unites two people, they bring them together in marriage.
The rabbi united the couple last week at the synagogue downtown.- synonyms:
- marry, wed
- similar words:
- bind
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| related words: |
add, assemble, associate, attach, close, couple, organize, pair, relate, side, team |
Unite comes from unire, a Latin word that means "to make one."
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