unific

American

[yoo-nif-ik] / yuˈnɪf ɪk /

adjective

unifying; uniting.

the unific influence of a common language.

unific British

/ juːˈnɪfɪk /

adjective

rare unifying; uniting

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Etymology

Origin of unific

First recorded in 1780–90; uni- + -fic

Example Sentences

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He felt, with Des Cartes, the incompatibility of thought with extension, considered as an immanent quality of substance, and he shared with Spinoza the unific propensity which distinguishes the higher order of philosophic minds.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 08, June 1858 by Various

For above all things united, there must necessarily be unific causes; above things vivified, vivifying causes; above intellectual natures, those that impart intellect; and above all participants, imparticipable natures.

From Introduction to the Philosophy and Writings of Plato by Taylor, Thomas

All return to the unific rectitude of a manly life must be in the face of a scorching past and a dank future—and those he could not face.

From Alec Forbes of Howglen by MacDonald, George

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