Definition of unify
unified
;unifying
transitive verb
: to make into a unit or a coherent whole : unite
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Examples of unify in a Sentence
The creation of the national railroad system unified the country.
two very different people unified by a common belief
Recent Examples of unify from the Web
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After declaring the city liberated last June, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi called the victory a major step toward unifying Iraq more than two years after nearly a third of the country fell to IS.
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Democrats essentially remain in the box where Hillary Clinton spent the general election: able to unify Trump opponents, but unable to craft a message for those not motivated by distaste for him.
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The crisis in Marawi, home to some 200,000 people, has raised fears that extremism is growing in the southern Philippines as smaller militant groups unify and align themselves with ISIS.
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In recent years, small militant groups in the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia have begun unifying under the banner of the Islamic State group.
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But the recent violence has raised fears that extremism could be growing as smaller militant groups unify and align themselves with the Islamic State group.
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The text of the agreement obtained by The Associated Press is aimed at unifying the fractured political landscape.
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Generally, Republicans are more unified around the fundamentals of a tax overhaul than on the details of health policy.
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Microsoft can unify its software line, then turn it over to hardware partners that can create a huge range of devices, from a mobile phone to a desktop tower and everything in between.
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Origin and Etymology of unify
Late Latin unificare, from Latin uni- + -ficare -fy
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: to cause (people or things) to be joined or brought together
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