unification Definition

unification
noun

1. The act of unifying or the state of being unified.

Example: the unification of East and West Germany took place in 1990
Thesaurus: alliance, union, affinity, coalition, merger, incorporation, federation, confederation; fusion, coalescence, blending, integration, combination, amalgamation; Antonym: separation, dissolution.

Derivative: unificationist
noun

Someone who advocates unification.

Derivative: unificatory
adj

Etymology: 19c.

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unify
verb

unifies, unified, unifying
1. To bring (two or more things) together to form a single unit or whole; to unite.

Thesaurus: join, merge, marry, weld, bind, unite, consolidate, confederate, fuse, amalgamate; Antonym: separate, split.

Derivative: unifiable
adj

Derivative: unification

See separate entry.

Derivative: unifier
noun

Etymology: 16c: from French unifier or Latin unifacere, from Latin unus one + facere to make.