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Unite vs Grapple - What's the difference?

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Unite is a related term of grapple.


As nouns the difference between unite and grapple

is that unite is unity while grapple is (nautical) a device consisting of iron claws, attached to the end of a rope, used for grasping and holding an enemy ship prior to boarding; a grapnel or grappling iron.

As a verb grapple is

to seize something and hold it firmly.

unite

English

Verb

  • To come or bring together as one.
  • The new government will try to unite the various factions.
    If we want to win, we will need to unite .
    I hope this song can unite people from all different cultures.

    Synonyms

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    Derived terms

    * * *

    Anagrams

    * ----

    grapple

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (obsolete)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) (see below). More at (l).

    Verb

    (grappl)
  • To seize something and hold it firmly.
  • (figuratively) to ponder and intensely evaluate a problem; normally used with "with".
  • * to grapple''' with one's '''conscience
  • To use a grapple.
  • To wrestle or tussle.
  • To fasten, as with a grapple; to fix; to join indissolubly.
  • * Hakluyt
  • The gallies were grappled to the Centurion.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Grapple them to thy soul with hoops of steel.

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) . More at (l).

    Noun

  • (nautical) A device consisting of iron claws, attached to the end of a rope, used for grasping and holding an enemy ship prior to boarding; a grapnel or grappling iron.
  • (uncountable) The act of grappling.
  • A close hand-to-hand struggle.