unite English · revision 14980

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=probably before 1425|origins=la ūnus}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /juːˈnaɪt/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[inh|enm|uniten]],^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(Barnhart 1988) [[bor|la-lat|ūnītus]], the past participle of [[m|la|ūniō|t=to join together, make one]],^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(Barnhart 1988) from [[m|la|ūnus|t=one]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(MWU 2024)^(Etymonline) from [[ine-pro|*oi-no-|t=one, unique]].^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ To join together: probably before 1425, in a translation of Higden's Polychronicon, in Barnhart; the early 15th century in Etymonline,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) where it also meant to annex one thing to another.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The OED's first quotations for joining in a non-physical union are from 1432–50,^(OED 1989) for combining into one body from 1591,^(OED 1989) for joining physically from 1597,^(OED 1989) and for joining hands in marriage from 1602.^(OED 1989) The intransitive sense, to become one, is attested by the 1610s.^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * probably before 1425 – uniten.^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * 1591 – to combine into one body.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1602 – to join in marriage.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1610s – to become one.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Verb===

+ # To bring or join together into a whole.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # To join or act together for a common purpose.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # To have in combination: ''he united charm with severity''.^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[uniter]]

+ * [[unitable]]

+ * [[disunite]]

+ * [[reunite]]

+ * [[united]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[union]]

+ * [[unionize]]

+ * [[unit]]

+ * [[unitize]]

+ * [[unity]]

+ * [[one]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ A unite was also an English gold coin first issued by James I in 1604,^(OED 1989)^(MWU 2024) its name coming from an obsolete adjective unite, united.^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}