How to say "unify" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- ichidan verb, transitive verbCovers the practical sense of unifying: collecting scattered things, ideas, or opinions and putting them together into one whole. This is the natural everyday choice, e.g. bringing a discussion to a single conclusion.
- nounThe English loanword 'unify' itself. It exists but is less common, and Japanese usually has native ways to express the idea, so it is seldom the word you want; prefer まとめる in ordinary contexts.
Use 「まとめる」 for the everyday sense of bringing scattered things or opinions together into one; 「ユニファイ」 is simply the loanword 'unify', rare and usually unnecessary.
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