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unite

  • /juˈnaɪt/ US
  • /jʊˈnaɪt/ US
  • [ju̟ˈnaɪ̯ʔ] US
  • [ju̟ˈnaɪ̯(ʔ)t̚] US
  • [jʊˈnaɪ̯ʔ] US
  • [jʊˈnaɪ̯(ʔ)t̚] US
  • [jəˈnaɪ̯ʔ] US
  • [jəˈnaɪ̯(ʔ)t̚] US

Rhymes with -aɪt

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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.

verb unites · uniting · united · unite

  1. transitive To bring together as one. The new government will try to unite the various factions.
  2. reciprocal To come together as one. If we want to win, we will need to unite.

Similar: bewed, join, wed

noun unites

  1. UK, historical 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. Occasionally Scots and Irish coins are also found. The gold hoards consist entirely of crown gold unites, half unites and quarter unites from the reigns of James I and Charles I.

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