Meaning & use

uniting

verb·Academic

Bringing together separate people or things to form a single group, whole, or purpose.

See it in a sentence

A shared love of music was uniting strangers from every corner of the festival.

The treaty succeeded in uniting the two rival nations under a single trade agreement.

A note on using this word

Uniting emphasizes bringing distinct parts together for a common purpose, more than simply combining them physically.

Words with a similar meaning

joiningmergingcombining

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Words with an opposite meaning

dividingseparating

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