French Conversation · Level 30
89 words
French word
unifier
Pronunciation
IPA/ynifje/
Meaning
- verbunify
Example
Nous devons unifier nos idées.
We must unify our ideas.
More examples
Pour réussir, il faut unifier les efforts.
To succeed, one must unify the efforts.
Core concept
Separate strands drawn together until they work as one coherent whole.
Common phrases
unifier les idées
unify the ideas
unifier une équipe
unify a team
unifier les forces
unify the forces
Similar words
rassembler: Bring dispersed people or things together in one location.
mettre en commun: Make people or resources available for common use.
Definition in French
Rassembler et harmoniser des éléments pour qu'ils forment une unité.
Word origin
French unifier comes from Latin unificare, built from unus meaning 'one' and -ficare, a verb-forming element related to facere meaning 'make'.
Usage tips
- The final -er in unifier marks a regular infinitive and is pronounced like the French sound in parler, not like English 'er'.
Other meanings
- uniteverb
Related words
- unificationunificationnoun
- unifiéunifiedadjective
- unificateurunifiernoun