unify uni·fy vt

unify uni·fy vt
['juːnɪˌfaɪ]
(country) unire, (different parts, systems) unificare

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  • unify — c.1500, to make into one, from M.Fr. unifier (14c.), from L.L. unificare make one, from L. uni one (see UNI (Cf. uni )) + root of facere to make (see FACTITIOUS (Cf. factitious)). Unification is attested from 1851; the …   Etymology dictionary

  • Unify — U ni*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Unified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Unifying}.] [Uni + fy: cf. F. unifier.] To cause to be one; to make into a unit; to unite; to view as one. [1913 Webster] A comprehensive or unifying act of the judging faculty. De Quincey …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • unify — [yo͞o′nə fī΄] vt., vi. unified, unifying [MFr unifier < LL unificare: see UNI & FY] to combine into one; become or make united; consolidate …   English World dictionary

  • unify — uni·fy …   English syllables

  • unify — unifier, n. /yooh neuh fuy /, v.t., v.i., unified, unifying. to make or become a single unit; unite: to unify conflicting theories; to unify a country. [1495 1505; < LL unificare, equiv. to L uni UNI + ficare FY] Syn. combine, merge, fuse,… …   Universalium

  • unify — u|ni|fy [ˈju:nıfaı] v past tense and past participle unified present participle unifying third person singular unifies [Date: 1500 1600; : Late Latin; Origin: unificare, from Latin uni + ficare fy ] [I and T] if you unify two or more parts or… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • unify — u•ni•fy [[t]ˈyu nəˌfaɪ[/t]] v. t. v. i. fied, fy•ing to make or become a single unit; unite; merge • Etymology: 1495–1505; < LL ūnificāre= L ūni uni + ficāre fy u′ni•fi a•ble, adj. u′ni•fi er, n …   From formal English to slang

  • unify — /ˈjunəfaɪ / (say yoohnuhfuy) verb (t) (unified, unifying) to form into one; make a unit of; reduce to unity. {Medieval Latin ūnificāre, from Latin ūni uni + ficāre fy} –unifier, noun …  

  • unify — transitive verb ( fied; fying) Etymology: Late Latin unificare, from Latin uni + ficare fy Date: 1502 to make into a unit or a coherent whole ; unite • unifiable adjective • unifier noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • unify — v.tr. (also absol.) ( ies, ied) reduce to unity or uniformity. Phrases and idioms: unified field theory Physics a theory that seeks to explain all the field phenomena (e.g. gravitation and electromagnetism: see FIELD n. 9) formerly treated by… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Unified — Unify U ni*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Unified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Unifying}.] [Uni + fy: cf. F. unifier.] To cause to be one; to make into a unit; to unite; to view as one. [1913 Webster] A comprehensive or unifying act of the judging faculty. De… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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