| 2. | uniting - the act of making or becoming a single unit; "the union of opposing factions"; "he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays"reunification, reunion - the act of coming together again; "monetary unification precipitated the reunification of the German state in October 1990" umbrella - having the function of uniting a group of similar things; "the Democratic Party is an umbrella for many liberal groups"; "under the umbrella of capitalism" | |