unify

Verb
US[yoo-nuh-fahy]/ˈjunəˌfaɪ/3 syllables
Synonyms: unitemergemixminglecommixamalgamate

Open English WordNet

Verb (5)unified, unifying

  1. become one“Germany unified officially in 1990”“the cells merge”Synonyms: unitemergeMore general integrateMore specific consolidate, coalesce, syncretize, consubstantiate, converge, federate
  2. to bring or combine together or with something else“resourcefully he mingled music and dance”Synonyms: mixminglecommixamalgamateMore general change, alterMore specific blend, compound, aggregate, concoct
  3. bring together for a common purpose or action or ideology or in a shared situation“the Democratic Party platform united several splinter groups”Synonyms: uniteMore general change, alterMore specific bond, draw together
  4. act in concert or unite in a common purpose or beliefSynonyms: uniteOpposite split upMore general join, fall inMore specific marry, pair, reunify, ally with, band together, consociate, federate, league, club, confederate +1 more
  5. join or combine“We merged our resources”Synonyms: unitemergeMore general change, alterMore specific weld, consubstantiate, consolidate

Related words merger noun, coming together noun, mixture noun, mix noun, mixing noun, intermixture noun, unification noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

U′ni·fy transitive verb [past tense & past participle Unified; present participle & verbal noun Unifying.]

Origin: Uni- + -fy: cf. F. unifier.

To cause to be one; to make into a unit; to unite; to view as one.

A comprehensive or unifying act of the judging faculty.— Thomas DeQuincey
Perception is thus a unifying act.— Sir William Hamilton

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

Free On-line Dictionary of Computing

Unify

<database, product> A relational database produced by Unify Corporation.

(1995-03-15)

unify

<algorithm> To perform unification.

(1995-03-15)

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