George Washington, Seventh Annual Address to Congress, December 8, 1795

"Placed in a situation every way so auspicious, motives of commanding force impel us, with sincere acknowledgment to heaven, and pure love to our country, to unite our efforts to preserve, prolong, and improve, our immense advantages."

UNITE defined: UNI'TE, verb transitive [Latin unio, unitus]

1.       To put together or join two or more things, which make one compound or mixture. Thus we unite the parts of a building to make one structure. The kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland united, form one empire. So we unite spirit and water and other liquors. We unite strands to make a rope. The states of North America united, form one nation.

2.       To join; to connect in a near relation or alliance; as, to unite families by marriage; to unite nations by treaty.

3.       To make to agree or be uniform; as, to unite a kingdom in one form of worship; to unite men in opinions.

4.       To cause to adhere; as, to unite bricks or stones by cement.

5.       To join in interest or fellowship. Genesis 49:6.

6.       To tie; to splice; as, to unite two cords or ropes.

7.       To join in affection; to make near; as, to unite hearts in love.

To unite the heart, to cause all its powers and affections to join with order and delight in the same objects. Psalms 86:11. (The American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828)