Hypertext Webster Gateway: "uniting"
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 WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
uniting
n 1: the combination of two or more commercial companies [syn: {amalgamation},
{merger}]
2: 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}]
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