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unify

verb
USYOO-ni-fy/ˈjuːnɪfaɪ/

Formsunifies, unifying, unified

2 meanings of unify

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  1. 1
    verbtransitive
    To bring separate parts or groups together into a single whole; to combine or merge them.

    Like merging several small streams into one wide river.

    The treaty sought to unify the warring states under one government.

    Engineers worked to unify the company's many software systems into a single platform.

    Similarunite, combine, merge, integrate, consolidate

    Oppositedivide, separate, split, fragment

  2. 2
    verbintransitive
    To merge or come together so that formerly separate things form a single whole.

    Like many threads twisting together to form one rope.

    The rival factions agreed to unify under a common banner.

    Over centuries, the small kingdoms gradually unified into a single empire.

    Similarunite, merge, combine, coalesce

    Oppositedivide, separate, split

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Origin

From Middle French unifier, itself from Late Latin unificare.