B1verb · transitive · rare

unify

u·ni·fy

unify · unifies · unified · unifying

змішати, змішувати, мішати

объединить, объединять, объединиться, объединяться

vereinen, vereinigen, sich vereinigen

Cause to become one; make into a unit; consolidate; merge; combineCause to become one; make into a unit; consolidate; merge; combine.

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UK/ˈjuːnɪfaɪ/US/ˈjunəfaɪ/

» He tried to unify the various groups.

Er versuchte, die verschiedenen Gruppen zu vereinigen.

Он попытался объединить различные группы.

Meaning

2 senses

(transitive)Cause to become one; make into a unit; consolidate; merge; combine.
vereinigen, vereinen
объединя́тьobʺjedinjátʹ, объедини́тьobʺjedinítʹ
(intransitive)Become one.
sich vereinigen
объединя́тьсяobʺjedinjátʹsja, объедини́тьсяobʺjedinítʹsja
become one

Examples

32 sentences

He tried to unify the various groups.
ruОн попытался объединить различные группы. — sharptoothed
deEr versuchte, die verschiedenen Gruppen zu vereinigen. — Hans_Adler
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We had different technologies to unify.
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Massinissa founded a new unified kingdom.
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Politics divides people, but culture unifies them.
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Why did they unify their development tools?
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Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

cause to become one:

become one:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

cause to become one:

become one:

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French unifier, from Late Latin unificare.

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Forms

unifies, unifying, unified, unified

Base form	unify · to unify
3rd person singular	unifies
Present participle	unifying
Past simple	unified
Past participle	unified

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	unify
he, she, it	unifies

Past simpleLesson

all persons

unified

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have unified
he, she, it	has unified

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will unify

Synonyms

6 synonyms

Close in meaning

become one:unite merge
join or combine:unite merge
act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief:unite
bring together for a common purpose or action or ideology or in a shared situation:unite
to bring or combine together or with something else:mix mingle commix amalgamate

Antonyms

2 antonyms

divideA2

disunify

Word family

9 related words

RelateduniteB1 unification unit

DerivedreunifyB1 deunify disunify unifiable unific unificatory

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle