English verb: unite | |||
1. | unite (social) act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief | ||
Synonyms | unify | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fall in, get together, join | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | ally with, associate, band together, club, confederate, confederate, conjoin, consociate, couple, espouse, federalise, federalize, federate, get hitched with, get married, hook up with, league, marry, pair, pair off, partner off, reunify, reunite, wed | ||
Antonyms | carve up, dissever, divide, split, split up, separate | ||
2. | unite (change) become one | ||
Samples | Germany unified officially in 1990. The cells merge. | ||
Synonyms | merge, unify | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | integrate | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | coalesce, consolidate, consubstantiate, converge, federalise, federalize, federate, syncretise, syncretize | ||
Antonyms | disunify, break apart | ||
3. | unite (stative) have or possess in combination | ||
Samples | She unites charm with a good business sense. | ||
Synonyms | combine | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something with something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | feature, have | ||
4. | unite (stative) be or become joined or united or linked | ||
Samples | The two streets connect to become a highway. Our paths joined. The travelers linked up again at the airport. | ||
Synonyms | connect, join, link, link up | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | articulate, complect, interconnect, interlink, syndicate | ||
5. | unite (social) bring together for a common purpose or action or ideology or in a shared situation | ||
Samples | The Democratic Patry platform united several splinter groups. | ||
Synonyms | unify | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bond, bring together, draw together | ||
6. | unite (change) join or combine | ||
Samples | We merged our resources. | ||
Synonyms | merge, unify | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | consolidate, consubstantiate, weld | ||