\U*nite"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {United}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Uniting}.] [L. unitus, p. p. of unire to unite, from unus
one. See {One}.]
1. To put together so as to make one; to join, as two or more
   constituents, to form a whole; to combine; to connect; to
   join; to cause to adhere; as, to unite bricks by mortar;
   to unite iron bars by welding; to unite two armies.

2. Hence, to join by a legal or moral bond, as families by
   marriage, nations by treaty, men by opinions; to join in
   interest, affection, fellowship, or the like; to cause to
   agree; to harmonize; to associate; to attach.

         Under his great vicegerent reign abide, United as
         one individual soul.                  --Milton.

         The king proposed nothing more than to unite his
         kingdom in one form of worship.       --Clarendon.

Syn: To add; join; annex; attach. See {Add}.

\U*nite"\, v. i.
1. To become one; to be cemented or consolidated; to combine,
   as by adhesion or mixture; to coalesce; to grow together.

2. To join in an act; to concur; to act in concert; as, all
   parties united in signing the petition.

\U*nite"\, a. [L. unitus, p. p. See {Unite}, v. t.]
United; joint; as, unite consent. [Obs.] --J. Webster.