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    UNIONISE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (verb) 

    Verb forms

    Present simple: I / you / we / they unionise  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it unionises  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past simple: unionised  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past participle: unionised  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    -ing form: unionising  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Form or join a unionplay

    Example:

    The auto workers decided to unionize

    Synonyms:

    organise; organize; unionise; unionize

    Classified under:

    Verbs of political and social activities and events

    Hypernyms (to "unionise" is one way to...):

    fall in; get together; join (become part of; become a member of a group or organization)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s

    Derivation:

    unionisation (act of forming labor unions)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Recruit for a union or organize into a unionplay

    Example:

    We don't allow people to come into our plant and try to unionize the workers

    Synonyms:

    unionise; unionize

    Classified under:

    Verbs of political and social activities and events

    Hypernyms (to "unionise" is one way to...):

    enrol; enroll; enter; inscribe; recruit (register formally as a participant or member)

    Cause:

    organise; organize; unionise; unionize (form or join a union)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s somebody

    Derivation:

    unionisation (act of forming labor unions)

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