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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 ar…

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  1. v. t. 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. v. t. 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.
  3. v. i. To become one; to be cemented or consolidated; to combine, as by adhesion or mixture; to coalesce; to grow together.
  4. v. i. To join in an act; to concur; to act in concert; as, all parties united in signing the petition.
  5. v. t. United; joint; as, unite consent.
  6. v. act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief
  7. v. become one
  8. v. have or possess in combination
  9. v. be or become joined or united or linked
  10. v. bring together for a common purpose or action or ideology or in a shared situation
  11. v. join or combine
  12. 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. 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. United; joint; as, unite consent. [Obs.] J. Webster.