unify
unify AW [unify unifies unified unifying] BrE [ˈjuːnɪfaɪ] NAmE [ˈjuːnɪfaɪ] verb (uni·fies, uni·fy·ing, uni·fied, uni·fied)~ sth to join people, things, parts of a country, etc. together so that they form a single unit •The new leader hopes to unify the country. •the task of unifying Europe •a unified transport system Derived Word: ↑unification Verb forms: Word Origin: early 16th cent.: from French unifier or late Latin unificare ‘make into a whole’. Example Bank: •a step towards a complete, fully unified theory •attempts to unify different groups into one political party •relatively unified societies •The new leader hopes to unify the party. •They are addressing themselves to the task of unifying Europe. •What we need is a unified transport system.
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