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[syn: joined, united]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
United \U*nit"ed\, a.
Combined; joined; made one.
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United Brethren. (Eccl.) See Moravian, n.
United flowers (Bot.), flowers which have the stamens and
pistils in the same flower.
The United Kingdom, Great Britain and Ireland; -- so named
since January 1, 1801, when the Legislative Union went
into operation.
United Greeks (Eccl.), those members of the Greek Church
who acknowledge the supremacy of the pope; -- called also
uniats.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
united
adj 1: characterized by unity; being or joined into a single
entity; "presented a united front" [ant: divided]
2: of or relating to two people who are married to each other
[syn: joined, united]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
125 Moby Thesaurus words for "united":
accompanying, accordant, agreeable, agreed, agreeing, akin, allied,
amalgamated, amicable, assembled, assimilated, associate,
associated, at one, at one with, attuned, banded together, blended,
bound, bracketed, coacting, coactive, coadunate, coalesced,
coincident, collaborative, collected, collective, collusive,
combinative, combinatory, combined, combining, common, communal,
compatible, composite, concerted, concomitant, concordant,
concurrent, concurring, congenial, conjoined, conjoint, conjugate,
conjunctive, connected, connective, consilient, consolidated,
conspiratorial, cooperant, cooperative, coordinate, coordinated,
copulate, corresponding, coupled, coworking, eclectic, empathetic,
empathic, en rapport, frictionless, fused, gathered, hand-in-glove,
hand-in-hand, harmonious, in accord, in agreement, in concert,
in harmony, in rapport, in tune, incorporated, inharmony, integral,
integrant, integrated, intimate, joined, joint, knotted, leagued,
like-minded, linked, matched, mated, meeting, merged, mixed,
mutual, of like mind, of one mind, one, paired, parasitic,
partnership, peaceful, rolled into one, saprophytic, shared,
spliced, symbiotic, sympathetic, synchronous, syncretistic,
syncretized, synergetic, synergic, synergistic, synthesized, tied,
together, unanimous, understanding, undivided, unified, unitary,
uniting, unseparated, wedded, yoked