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ˈunitize, v.
[f. unit n. + -ize.]
1. trans. To form into a unit; to unite or make one.
1849[implied in unitizing ppl. a. below]. 1860Worcester (citing Ch. Reg.). 1893J. Pulsford Loyalty to Christ II. 320 [Christ] is the head of every principality and power..to subdue all things to Himself, and to unitise highest and lowest. 1939D. Hager Fund. Petroleum Industry ix. 201 The new drilling outfits are unitized, i.e., the various sections are mounted on single steel frames which are enclosed in steel cases to protect the workers from the machinery. 1962Engineering 21 Sept. 369 As much as possible of each engine has been ‘unitized’.
2. techn. In the senses of:
a. unitization 1.
1938D. Hager Pract. Oil Geol. (ed. 5) ix. 263 The ideal is for one oil concern to own a whole field and to unitize the leases.
b. unitization 2.
1962[see containerize v.]. 1968Globe & Mail (Toronto) 13 Feb. b1/8 The parcel was not drilled, but was unitized into one of the Rainbow pools and is producing revenue pro-rated to the company's share of the pool's reserves. 1973(title) Packing for profit 1: the economic advantages of unitising break-bulk cargo.
c. unitization 3. Also intr. or absol.
1978Daily Tel. 4 Feb. 21/1 With the current average discount on investment trust shares running at around 30 p.c. there is considerable pressure from the private shareholder to unitise the trusts, which would mean a payout at the full value of the underlying investments. 1982Sunday Times 7 Feb. 54/1 Robert Fleming..promised to take the question of unitising seriously.
So ˈunitized, ˈunitizing ppl. adjs.
1849Sears Regeneration iii. xii. (1859) 239 The governing and unitizing principle of all endeavour. 1873Contemp. Rev. XXI. 269 The rapid immediate advance of unitized societies. 1947Sun (Baltimore) 23 Aug. 7 You must see the Nash ‘600’ to realize how far into the future this big car takes you..with..girder-strong unitized body and frame. 1950Nucleonics May 15/2 The fitting of unitized furniture into the laboratory is a critical consideration which must be applied to the dimensioning of all of the rooms. 1961Times 22 Feb. 11/6 In the United States mechanized and ‘unitized’ general cargo handling is racing ahead. 1964Economist 26 Sept. 1243/1 The roads have..introduced..unitised trains made up of wagons carrying one product to one customer. 1970R. P. Loveland Photomicrography I. iii. 121 Unitized construction allows change of body tube between binocular and monocular for photomicrography. 1978N.Y. Times 29 Mar. d10/5 The Institute of Mental Health, a unitized psychiatric hospital, requires a clinical psychologist PhD. |