MEANING
Join separate elements so they form a single organized whole.
Use it for
Words that belong together
- unify a theory
- unify a system
On the page
The model unified several previously separate observations.
Nearby words
Opposite meanings
Word forms
- Base
- unify
- Past tense
- unified
- Past participle
- unified
- Present participle
- unifying
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- unify
- Present continuous
- am/is/are unifying
- Present perfect
- have/has unified
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been unifying
- Past
- unified
- Past continuous
- was/were unifying
- Past perfect
- had unified
- Past perfect continuous
- had been unifying
- Future
- will unify
- Future continuous
- will be unifying
- Future perfect
- will have unified
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been unifying
Choose the auxiliary that agrees with your subject. These are constructions of one word, not separate entries.
Usage notes
Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: unify; unifies; unified; unified; unifying Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, explanation, evaluation. Commonness: moderately common. Third-person singular: unifies.
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