| unite |
verb t. |
To put together so as to make one; to join, as two or more constituents, to form a whole; to combine; to connect; to join; to cause to adhere; as, to unite bricks by mortar; to unite iron bars by welding; to unite two armies., Hence, to join by a legal or moral bond, as families by marriage, nations by treaty, men by opinions; to join in interest, affection, fellowship, or the like; to cause to agree; to harmonize; to associate; to attach., To become one; to be cemented or consolidated; to combine, as by adhesion or mixture; to coalesce; to grow together., To join in an act; to concur; to act in concert; as, all parties united in signing the petition., United; joint; as, unite consent. |
| unity |
noun |
The state of being one; oneness., Concord; harmony; conjunction; agreement; uniformity; as, a unity of proofs; unity of doctrine., Any definite quantity, or aggregate of quantities or magnitudes taken as one, or for which 1 is made to stand in calculation; thus, in a table of natural sines, the radius of the circle is regarded as unity., In dramatic composition, one of the principles by which a uniform tenor of story and propriety of representation are preserved; conformity in a composition to these; in oratory, discourse, etc., the due subordination and reference of every part to the development of the leading idea or the eastablishment of the main proposition., Such a combination of parts as to constitute a whole, or a kind of symmetry of style and character., The peculiar characteristics of an estate held by several in joint tenancy. |