verb · academic
unify
/ˈjuːnɪfaɪ/UN·i·fy
Band 5-6speakingtask2
to bring separate parts together so they become one whole
Examples
“The government plans to unify the curriculum across all regions.”
“Leaders hoped to unify the country after years of division.”
“Efforts to unify the company’s divisions improved efficiency.”
Band 8 sentence
“If policymakers want equal opportunities, they need to unify the standards across regions rather than tinker at the margins.”
Collocations
- unify the curriculum
- unify the country
- nationally unify
Word family
unify verbunified adjectiveunification noun
Common mistakes
They unified together the schools.→They unified the schools.
The new policy unifies with old regulations.→The new policy unifies the regulations.
Say it for a higher band
5join→6bring together→7+unify
Synonyms
merge
integrate
Easily confused
merge
“Two small companies decided to merge to survive the recession.”
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