What does "unite" mean?
Unite: 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. See Add.
Additional senses
- 2.To become one; to be cemented or consolidated; to combine, as by adhesion or mixture; to coalesce; to grow together.
- 3.To join in an act; to concur; to act in concert; as, all parties united in signing the petition.
- 4.United; joint; as, unite consent. [Obs.] J. Webster.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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