unionize
UK/'juːnjənaɪz/US/'ju:njәnaiz/
B1
Definitions
v.
To organize workers into a labor union.
(使)组建工会;(使)加入工会。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedunionone
+
-izeact, process, state
=unionize
union + -ize (to make/become) = to form into a union. See union.
Example Sentences
- 1.
The warehouse workers voted to unionize last month.