unify

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u·ni·fy /ˈjuːnɪfaɪ/ AWL verb (unified, unifying, unifies) [intransitive, transitive]PGUNITE if you unify two or more parts or things, or if they unify, they are combined to make a single unit (使)统一，(使)成一体 SYN unite OPP divide → unification Strong support for the war has unified the nation. 对战争的坚决支持使这个国家团结了起来。 His music unifies traditional and modern themes. 他的音乐结合了传统和现代的主题。→ See Verb table

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unify• But when change was in focus, the issue became the unifying and dividing forces which applied to the entire cosmos.• When played like this, it seems a unified emotional journey.• The dream of the unified global village has given way to the reality of global fragmentation and diversity.• A unifying influence Of course, while the money comes in handy, brands can have another important function for regions.• Music serves to identify and unify members of the group, as well as to entertain.• Incongruities prohibit constructing a unified picture of anything we could call Orphism.• They and their party are more constant and more unified than they sometimes like to think they are.• Albert Einstein spent the last 50 years of his life unsuccessfully trying to unify the theories of electromagnetism and gravity.Origin unify (1500-1600) Late Latin unificare, from Latin uni- + -ficare “-fy”

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u‧ni‧fy AC /ˈjuːnəfaɪ, ˈjuːnɪfaɪ/

verb (past tense and past participle unified, present participle unifying, third person singular unifies)

Word Family: verb: unify; noun: unification

Date: 1500-1600
Language: Late Latin
Origin: unificare, from Latin uni- + -ficare '-fy'

[intransitive and transitive] if you unify two or more parts or things, or if they unify, they are combined to make a single unit
   SYN unite
   OPP divide ⇨ unification: