NYT Dictionary

UNITED

/juˈnaɪtɪd/
VerbAdjectiveu-NIT-edu-nit-ed · 3 syllablesGrade 9

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2021, 2024

Meaning

simple past and past participle of unite

Etymology

Origin: Old English

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Italic *oinos Old Latin oinos Latin ūnus Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin ūniō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin ūnītuslbor. Middle English uniten English unite Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English united From unite + -ed.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

combinedintegrateduniteunifymergecombineconnectlinkjoinjoined

Antonyms

disunitednonunitedununiteddividedisunifydivided

NYT Puzzle Appearances

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