1. trans. To unite together, conjoin.
1590. Greene, Orl. Fur. (1599), 23. This Gordion knot together counites A Medor partener in her peerelesse loue.
1594. Marlowe & Nashe, Dido, III. ii. Whom kindred and acquaintance co-unites.
1656. Trapp, Comm. Rom. i. 9. With all the faculties of my soul concentred and co-united.
1724. Waterland, Athan. Creed, viii. 120. Making the Persons distinct, but co-uniting them in glory, eternity, and majesty.
2. intr. To enter into union.
1650. Descr. Future Hist. Europe, 25. They quickly conjoyned and counited with them in marriage and affinity.
So † Co-unite pa. pple. = co-united; Co-uniter, Co-unity.
1548. Udall, etc. Erasm. Par. John, 80 b. That those also … might bee counite together.
1647. H. More, Poems, 237. Sith all forms in our soul be counite. Ibid. (a. 1687), Antid. Ath., Scholia on App. 233. All things are so tender and loose that they seem to stand in need of some immaterial director and co-unitor.
a. 1711. Ken, Christophil, Poet. Wks. 1721, I. 435. Thou by Co-unity Divine, While One, wert Trine.
