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unitive

American  
[yoo-ni-tiv] / ˈyu nɪ tɪv /

adjective

  1. capable of causing unity or serving to unite.

  2. marked by or involving union.

unitive British  
/ ˈjuːnɪtɪv /

adjective

  1. tending to unite or capable of uniting

  2. characterized by unity

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Other Word Forms

  • unitively adverb
  • unitiveness noun

Etymology

Origin of unitive

1520–30; < Late Latin ūnītīvus uniting, equivalent to Latin ūnīt ( us ) ( unite 1 ) + -īvus -ive

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