"unitize" meaning in English

See unitize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: unitizes [present, singular, third-person], unitizing [participle, present], unitized [participle, past], unitized [past], unitise [alternative]
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  1. To convert, package, or organize into one or more units.
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  2. To manage as a unit.
    Sense id: en-unitize-en-verb-eaWE-S5Y Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ize Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: unionize, unionise, unitary, unite, unitization

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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