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unify

UK/ˈjuːnɪfaɪ/US/ˈjunəfaɪ/
verbC1Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #12,243 of 15,258leans written

Other forms: unified, unifying, unifies

To unify is to bring separate things together as one. Unify the country, a unifying figure, unify the systems.

In politics it means joining separate states, and in physics a unified theory is one account covering forces previously explained separately. A unifying figure is somebody people on both sides will accept.

Definitions of unify

  1. 1verbunifyTo bring separate things together as one.C1

    “The new king worked to unify the warring tribes into one nation.”

unify is a joining.

Where it comes from

Latin unificare is unus, one, plus facere, to make.

  1. Latin

    unificare

  2. Middle French

    unifier

  3. English, today

    unify

Middle French unifier, from Latin unificare.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practise this word

unify in the wild

  • King Philip was initially urged by Isocrates in 346 BC to unify Greece against the Persians.

    League of Corinth

  • Advertising slogans are short phrases used in advertising campaigns to generate publicity and unify a company's marketing strategy.

    Advertising slogan

  • Later attempts to unify general relativity with other forces incorporate quantum mechanics.

    Unified field theory

  • The name Sanchin, meaning "three battles/conflicts/wars" is usually interpreted as the battle to unify the mind, body, and spirit; however, there are other interpretations.

    Sanchin

  • The bank was also intended to unify funding for steamship lines, railways, and telegraph and postal facilities.

    Ministry of Posts and Communications

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From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.