v.
Pronunciation: yu ̇ - ' n ī t
Function: verb
Inflected Form: unit · ed ; unit · ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French uniter, from Latin unitus, past participle of unire, from unus one ― more at ONE
Date: 15th century
transitive verb
1 a : to put together to form a single unit b : to cause to adhere c : to link by a legal or moral bond
2 : to possess (as qualities) in combination
intransitive verb
1 a : to become one or as if one b : to become combined by or as if by adhesion or mixture
2 : to act in concert
synonyms see JOIN
– unit · er noun