Unite vs Grapple - What's the difference?
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To come or bring together as one.
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
* Shakespeare
(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.
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
- 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
*Derived terms
* * *Anagrams
* ----grapple
English
(wikipedia grapple)Alternative forms
* (l) (obsolete)Etymology 1
From (etyl) (see below). More at (l).Verb
(grappl)- The gallies were grappled to the Centurion.
- Grapple them to thy soul with hoops of steel.