Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Unite"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Unite \U*nite"\, a. [L. unitus, p. p. See {Unite}, v. t.]
United; joint; as, unite consent. [Obs.] --J. Webster.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
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.
Under his great vicegerent reign abide, United as
one individual soul. --Milton.
The king proposed nothing more than to unite his
kingdom in one form of worship. --Clarendon.
Syn: To add; join; annex; attach. See {Add}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Unite \U*nite"\, v. i.
1. To become one; to be cemented or consolidated; to combine,
as by adhesion or mixture; to coalesce; to grow together.
2. To join in an act; to concur; to act in concert; as, all
parties united in signing the petition.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
unite
v 1: act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief [syn:
{unify}] [ant: {divide}]
2: become one; "Germany unified officially in 1990"; "Will the
two Koreas unify?" [syn: {unify}, {merge}] [ant: {disunify}]
3: have or possess in combination; "she unites charm with a
good business sense" [syn: {combine}]
4: be or become joined or united or linked; "The two streets
connect to become a highway"; "Our paths joined"; "The
travelers linked up again at the airport" [syn: {connect},
{link}, {link up}, {join}]
5: join or combine; "We merged our resources" [syn: {unify}, {merge}]
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