From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Unite \U*nite"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {United}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Uniting}.] [L. unitus, p. p. of unire to unite, from unus
one. See {One}.]
1. To put together so as to make one; to join, as two or more
constituents, to form a whole; to combine; to connect; to
join; to cause to adhere; as, to unite bricks by mortar;
to unite iron bars by welding; to unite two armies.
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2. Hence, to join by a legal or moral bond, as families by
marriage, nations by treaty, men by opinions; to join in
interest, affection, fellowship, or the like; to cause to
agree; to harmonize; to associate; to attach.
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Under his great vicegerent reign abide,
United as one individual soul. --Milton.
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The king proposed nothing more than to unite his
kingdom in one form of worship. --Clarendon.
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Syn: To add; join; annex; attach. See {Add}.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
uniting
n 1: the combination of two or more commercial companies [syn:
{amalgamation}, {merger}, {uniting}]
2: the act of making or becoming a single unit; "the union of
opposing factions"; "he looked forward to the unification of
his family for the holidays" [syn: {union}, {unification},
{uniting}, {conjugation}, {jointure}] [ant: {disunion}]
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