verb
unify
YOO-nih-fye/ˈjuːnɪfaɪ/
To bring separate things together into one whole.
The group unifies separate fabric panels into one quilt.
Etymology
The pieces give the literal action “make one.” Unifying separate parts means making them into a single whole, directly preserving that original sense.
In context
Because, that's not the point to separate yourself from everybody. It's to come together. - In order to unify the queer community
More examples
- A common purpose unifies the group.
- She hoped to unify the competing teams.
- The design was unified by a repeated shape.
Forms
unify · unifies · unified · unifying
unity noun — the state of forming one whole