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/junˈaɪtəd/ /junˈaɪtɪd/ Listen

verb

Unite v. t. (past & past part. united; pres. part. uniting)

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." "The king proposed nothing more than to unite his kingdom in one form of worship."

Synonyms: To add; join; annex; attach. See Add.

Unite v. i.

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.

adjective

United adj. Combined; joined; made one.

United Brethren. (Eccl.) See Moravian, n.

United flowers (Bot.), flowers which have the stamens and pistils in the same flower.

The United Kingdom, Great Britain and Ireland; so named since January 1, 1801, when the Legislative Union went into operation.

United Greeks (Eccl.), those members of the Greek Church who acknowledge the supremacy of the pope; called also uniats.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"United" Quotes from Famous Books

... this very crooked way there is now a murky flush cast by flambeaux sputtering and borne in hand. On either side one may see the fronts of houses without tenants, and in the way itself long lines of men tugging with united effort at some cumbrous body behind them. There is no clamor. The labor is heavy, and the laborers in earnest. Some of them wear round steel caps, but the majority are civilians with here and there a monk, the latter by the Latin cross at his girdle an azymite. Now and then the light flashes ...

— The Prince of India - Or - Why Constantinople Fell - Volume 2 • Lew. Wallace

... and firm in its constructions as French is, and as musical in sound; I know nothing at all about it. Nor do I claim for French that it was by its own virtues predestined to the primacy that it holds in Europe. Had Italy, not France, been an united and powerful nation when Latin became desuete, that primacy would of course have been taken by Italian. And I cannot help wishing that this had happened. Italian, though less elegant, is, for the purpose ...

— And Even Now - Essays • Max Beerbohm

... recent structures composed of this material. Our exports of marble to Cuba and elsewhere amount to over $300,000 annually, although we import nearly the same amount from Italy. And yet an article can be found in the United States fully as fine as the famous Carrara marble. We refer to that which comes from Rutland, Vt. This state yields the largest variety and choicest specimens. The marble belt runs both ways from Rutland County, where the only ...

— Scientific American Supplement No. 360, November 25, 1882 • Various

... National Board all creeds and parties in Ireland were anxious that the basis of the system should be denominational, but in the teeth of this unanimity the principle adopted was that of united secular and ...

— Ireland and the Home Rule Movement • Michael F. J. McDonnell

... tea was ready, so I refreshed them with it; and after that we resumed our conversation and united in prayer. They both gave their hearts to God. I found that they lived not far off, so I had the opportunity of seeing them from time to time, and was able to instruct and cheer them on their way. I can see now how God was speaking to me through these women; but somehow I did not hear ...

— From Death into Life - or, twenty years of my ministry • William Haslam

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