uniting

1. The combination of two or more commercial companies (synset 101240989)
   is a type of: consolidation, integration - the act of combining into an integral whole
   same as: amalgamation, merger
2. The act of making or becoming a single unit (synset 100382488)
   "the union of opposing factions"; "he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays"
   is a type of: combination, combining, compounding - the act of combining things to form a new whole
   subtypes:

   • coalescence, coalescency, coalition, concretion, conglutination - the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts
   • reunification, reunion - the act of coming together again
   • tribalisation, tribalization - the act of making tribal; unification on a tribal basis
   • umbrella - having the function of uniting a group of similar things
   same as: conjugation, jointure, unification, union

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