Standard Lemma guide

unite

noun · verb · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: yo͞o-nītʹ
  • General-American: yo͝o-
  • General-American: /juˈnaɪt/
  • General-American: /jʊˈnaɪt/
  • General-American: [ju̟ˈnaɪ̯ʔ]
  • General-American: [ju̟ˈnaɪ̯(ʔ)t̚]
  • General-American: [jʊˈnaɪ̯ʔ]
  • General-American: [jʊˈnaɪ̯(ʔ)t̚]
  • General-American: [jəˈnaɪ̯ʔ]
  • General-American: [jəˈnaɪ̯(ʔ)t̚]
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -aɪt
  • CMU ARPABET: Y UW1 N AY2 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A British gold coin worth 20 shillings, first produced during the reign of King James I, and bearing a legend indicating the king's intention of uniting the kingdoms of England and Scotland.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, historical

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To bring together as one.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • The new government will try to unite the various factions.
  • I hope this song can unite people from all different cultures.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To come together as one.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: reciprocal

Examples

  • If we want to win, we will need to unite.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

join or combine

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • We merged our resources

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unify, merge

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: change, alter, modify

Narrower terms: consolidate, weld, consubstantiate

5

verb

Meaning 5

become one

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Germany unified officially in 1990
  • the cells merge

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unify, merge

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: integrate

Narrower terms: consolidate, consubstantiate, syncretize, syncretise, converge, federate, federalize, federalise, coalesce

6

verb

Meaning 6

act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unify

Antonyms: divide

Broader terms: join, fall in, get together

Narrower terms: league, federate, federalize, federalise, confederate, ally with, consociate, associate, band together, reunify, reunite, marry, get married, wed, conjoin, hook up with, get hitched with, espouse, pair, pair off, partner off, couple, club

7

verb

Meaning 7

bring together for a common purpose or action or ideology or in a shared situation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the Democratic Patry platform united several splinter groups

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unify

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: change, alter, modify

Narrower terms: bond, bring together, draw together

8

verb

Meaning 8

be or become joined or united or linked

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The two streets connect to become a highway
  • Our paths joined
  • The travelers linked up again at the airport

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: connect, link, link up, join

Antonyms: none provided

Narrower terms: syndicate, articulate, complect, interconnect, interlink

9

verb

Meaning 9

have or possess in combination

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she unites charm with a good business sense

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: combine

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: have, feature

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h1óynos Proto-Italic *oinos Old Latin oinos Latin ūnus Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin ūniō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin ūnītuslbor. Middle English uniten English unite From Middle English uniten, from Latin ūnītus, perfect passive participle of ūniō.

Across languages

Translations

118 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Southern Altai: бирлеш- (birleš-) — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Arabic: اِتَّحَدَ (ittaḥada) — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Arabic: أَلَّفَ (ʔallafa) — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Armenian: միավորել (miavorel) — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Armenian: միանալ (mianal) — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Armenian: միացնել (miacʻnel) — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Aromanian: unescu — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Aromanian: mpriunedz — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Azerbaijani: birləşdirmək — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Basque: batu — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Belarusian: ядна́ць (jadnácʹ) — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Belarusian: аб'ядна́ць (abʺjadnácʹ) — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Bulgarian: обединя́вам (obedinjávam) — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Bulgarian: обедини́ (obediní) — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Bulgarian: съединявам (sǎedinjavam) — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Catalan: unir — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Chinese Mandarin: 結合 /结合 (jiéhé) — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Ngazidja Comorian: utsanganya — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Cornish: unya — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Czech: sjednotit — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Czech: spojit — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Danish: forene — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Danish: sammenslutte — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Dutch: verenigen — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Egyptian: i-a:W10-b (jꜥb) — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Esperanto: unuigi — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Finnish: yhtyä — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Finnish: yhdistyä — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Finnish: liittyä yhteen — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Finnish: yhdistää — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Finnish: liittää yhteen — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • French: unir — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Friulian: unî — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • German: vereinen — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Greek: ενώνω (enóno) — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Hungarian: egyesít — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Hungarian: egybeolvaszt — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Hungarian: összekapcsol — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Hungarian: összeköt — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Icelandic: sameina — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Ido: unionar — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Ingrian: yhistää — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Irish: aontaigh — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Italian: unire — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Japanese: 結合する (ketsugō suru) — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Korean: 결합하다 (gyeolhaphada) — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Central Kurdish: یەک گرتن (yek girtin) — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Central Kurdish: یەک خستن (yek xistin) — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Ladino: unir — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Ladino: aunar — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Ladino: adjuntar — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Ladino: aguntar (Monastir) — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Latgalian: vīnumeiguot — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Latgalian: saškiert — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Latgalian: salaist — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Latin: nectō — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Latin: cōpulō — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Latin: aduno — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Latvian: vienot — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Latvian: apvienot — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Latvian: savienot — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Lithuanian: suvienyti — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Lithuanian: jungtis — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Macedonian: обединува (obedinuva) — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Macedonian: обедини (obedini) — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Macedonian: соединува (soedinuva) — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Macedonian: соедини (soedini) — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Khiamniungan Naga: àihlòuh — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Occitan: unir — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Old English: ġeānian — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Old English: ānlǣċan — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Old English: fēġan — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Old English: gadrian — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Old English: ġesamnian — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Old English: ġelōgian — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Old English: ġemengan — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Old English: ġeþīedan — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Piedmontese: unì — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Polish: jednoczyć — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Portuguese: unir — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Quechua: ch'antay — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Romanian: uni — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Russian: объединя́ть (obʺjedinjátʹ) — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Russian: объедини́ть (obʺjedinítʹ) — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Sanskrit: समाकुरुते (samākurute) — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Serbo-Croatian: уједи́нити — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Serbo-Croatian: ujedíniti — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Slovak: zjednotiť — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Slovak: spojiť — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Spanish: unir — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Spanish: aunar — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Spanish: juntar — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Spanish: cohesionar — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Swedish: förena — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Turkish: birleştirmek — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Ottoman Turkish: قوشمق (koşmak) — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Ukrainian: об'є́днувати (obʺjédnuvaty) — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Ukrainian: об'єдна́ти (obʺjednáty) — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Vietnamese: đoàn kết — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Vietnamese: kết hợp — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Volapük: balön — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Yakut: холбоо (qolboo) — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Yiddish: פֿאַרבינדן (farbindn) — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Yiddish: פֿאַראייניקן (fareynikn) — (transitive) to bring together as one
  • Azerbaijani: birləşmək — (reciprocal) to come together as one
  • Bulgarian: съединявам се (sǎedinjavam se) — (reciprocal) to come together as one
  • Bulgarian: обединявам се (obedinjavam se) — (reciprocal) to come together as one
  • Hebrew: התאחד — (reciprocal) to come together as one
  • Hungarian: egyesül — (reciprocal) to come together as one
  • Hungarian: összefog — (reciprocal) to come together as one
  • Ingrian: yhtyä — (reciprocal) to come together as one
  • Latin: conserō — (reciprocal) to come together as one
  • Latin: ūniō — (reciprocal) to come together as one
  • Khiamniungan Naga: àihlòuh — (reciprocal) to come together as one
  • Russian: объединя́ться (obʺjedinjátʹsja) — (reciprocal) to come together as one
  • Russian: объедини́ться (obʺjedinítʹsja) — (reciprocal) to come together as one
  • Spanish: unirse — (reciprocal) to come together as one
  • Swedish: förenas — (reciprocal) to come together as one