Definition of unite

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u·nite    (y-nt) KEY 

VERB:
u·nit·ed, u·nit·ing, u·nites
VERB:
tr.

1. To bring together so as to form a whole.
2. To combine (people) in interest, attitude, or action: "the love that unites humanity" (Germaine Greer).
3. To join (a couple) in marriage.
4. To cause to adhere.
5. To have or demonstrate in combination: She unites common sense with vision.

VERB:
intr.

1. To become or seem to become joined, formed, or combined into a unit.
2. To join and act together in a common purpose or endeavor. See Synonyms at join.
3. To be or become bound together by adhesion.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English uniten, from Latin nre, nt-, from nus, one; see oi-no- in Indo-European roots