The creation of the national railroad system unified the country.
two very different people unified by a common belief
Recent Examples on the WebBy Sam Reed The environment, in other words, was ideal for a once-in-a-generation athlete like Clark to come in and make people remember why sports have such unifying power.—Macaela MacKenzie, Glamour, 10 Apr. 2024 Rarely has a political party been more desperately in need of a leader who can calm the waters, unify the feuding factions and charm the money men and women.—Michelle Cottle, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024 The series organizes its episodes thematically rather than chronologically, with each episode built around a couple of provocative unifying ideas and something very like an arc.—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024 As a ruler, Emperor Wu is known for building a strong military and unifying a northern part of China after defeating the Northern Qi dynasty.—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 28 Mar. 2024 In 1997, voters approved unifying the governments of Kansas City, Kansas and Wyandotte County.—Luke Nozicka, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024 Funerals can be comforting and unifying for family members.—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2024 The company’s pivot to AI development outright started late 2023 and largely flew under the radar until The New Yorker published an article looking at Huang’s efforts to unify Nvidia’s computer graphics research with its generative AI research.—Peter Aitken, Fox News, 24 Mar. 2024 Over the years, DeMaio has become a uniquely unifying figure for Democrats, labor unions and establishment Republicans, many of whom have a visceral dislike of him and don’t want to give him a megaphone in Sacramento.—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
Late Latin unificare, from Latin uni- + -ficare -fy
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