unify
UK/'juːnɪfaɪ/US/'ju:nifai/
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Definitions
v.
To bring separate parts together into one; to make uniform.
统一；使合并一致。
Root Breakdown
Root-deriveduni- (one) + -fy (from fac, 'to make') = 'to make into one.' Where unite often describes people coming together, unify is the more formal, structural word: unify a system, unify a country, unify the codebase.
Root un still carries 30 more wordsExample Sentences
- 1.
The new leader promised to unify the divided party.
- 2.
We need to unify the design across all our apps.
- 3.
A common language helped unify the empire.