# unified

Pronunciation: say "YOO-ni-fyd" /ˈjuː.nɪ.faɪd/

## Adjective

1. Brought together so that previously separate parts form a single whole.
   - Simple: Joined together so that separate parts make a single whole.
   - _The merger left the two companies as one unified organization._
   - _Decades of regional rivalry gave way to a unified national identity._
2. Functioning as a single entity rather than as separate components.
   - Simple: Acting as one single thing instead of as separate parts.
   - _Investors prefer a unified brand that speaks with one voice._
   - _The platform offers a unified interface for managing every account._
4. Serving every grade level from kindergarten through twelfth grade within a single school district. *(US)*
   - Simple: Covering all grades from kindergarten through twelfth grade in one district.
   - _The unified school district hired new teachers for both its elementary and high schools._
   - _Residents petitioned to form a unified district covering the whole valley._

## Verb

3. Simple past and past participle of unify. — simple past and past participle of unify
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of unify. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _The treaty unified the warring states into a single nation._
   - _Reformers unified the scattered guilds under one charter._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/unified (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).