unionize
To organize workers into a trade unionTo organize workers into a trade union.
» The plant workers unionized.
Meaning
3 senses(ambitransitive)To organize workers into a trade union.
The company laid off all the workers when they tried to unionize.
My uncle got roughed up by some corporate thugs after they caught him trying to unionize their workers.
recruit for a union or organize into a union
Synonym of deionize.
(physical, rare, transitive)To cause (an ionized substance) to return to a neutral state; to convert (an ion) into a neutral atom or molecule.
(intransitive, physical, rare)Of an ionized substance, to return to a neutral state.
Examples
6 sentencesThe plant workers unionized.
The workers unionized.
Most of the workers are unionized.
The employees are all unionized.
ruВсе работники состоят в профсоюзе. — soweli_Elepanto
The workers tried to unionize.
Translations
3 languagesForms
unionizes, unionizing, unionized, unionizedSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons 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