unite

I. verb (united; uniting) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French uniter, from Latin unitus, past participle of unire, from unus one — more at one Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. a. to put together to form a single unit b. to cause to adhere c. to link by a legal or moral bond 2. to possess (as qualities) in combination intransitive verb 1. a. to become one or as if one b. to become combined by or as if by adhesion or mixture 2. to act in concert Synonyms: see join • uniter noun II. noun Etymology: obsolete unite united, from Middle English unit, from Latin unitus, past participle Date: 1604 an old British gold 20-shilling piece issued first by James I in 1604 for the newly united England and Scotland — called also Jacobus