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Webster 1913 Edition

Unite

U-nite′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
United
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Uniting
.]
[L.
unitus
, p. p. of
unire
to unite, from
unus
one. See
One
.]
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.
Milton.
The king proposed nothing more than to
unite
his kingdom in one form of worship.
Clarendon.
Syn. – To add; join; annex; attach. See
Add
.

U-nite′

,
Verb.
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
.

U-nite′

,
Adj.
[L.
unitus
, p. p. See
Unite
,
Verb.
T.
]
United; joint;
as,
unite
consent
.
[Obs.]
J. Webster.

Webster 1828 Edition

Unite

UNI'TE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. unio, unitus.]
1.
To put together or join two or more things, which make one compound or mixture. Thus we unite the parts of a building to make one structure. The kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland united, form one empire. So we unite spirit and water and other liquors. We unite strands to make a rope. The states of North America united, form one nation.
2.
To join; to connect in a near relation or alliance; as, to unite families by marriage; to unite nations by treaty.
3.
To make to agree or be uniform; as, to unite a kingdom in one form of worship; to unite men in opinions.
4.
To cause to adhere; as, to unite bricks or stones by cement.
5.
To join in interest or fellowship. Gen. 49.
6.
To tie; to splice; as, to unite two cords or ropes.
7.
To join in affection; to make near; as, to unite hearts in love.
To unite the heart, to cause all its powers and affections to join with order and delight in the same objects. Ps. 86.

UNI'TE

, v.i.
1.
To join in an act; to concur; to act in concert. All parties united in petitioning for a repeal of the law.
2.
To coalesce; to be cemented or consolidated; to combine; as, bodies unite by attraction or affinity.
3.
To grow together, as the parts of a wound.
The spur of a young cock grafted into the comb, will unite and grow.
4.
To coalesce, as sounds.
5.
To be mixed. Oil and water will not unite.

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