Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈjuːnjənaɪz/
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/ʌnˈaɪənaɪz/
Verb
To organize workers into a trade union.
Usage- Transitive or intransitive
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- trade-unionizetrade-unionise
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The company laid off all the workers when they tried to unionize.
My uncle got roughed up by some corporate thugs after they caught him trying to unionize their workers.
More examples (2)
She attended a teach-in to learn how to unionize her workplace.
Even if workers succeed at unionizing, the law offers few tools for forcing employers to negotiate a contract.
Verb
Synonym of deionize. To cause (an ionized substance) to return to a neutral state; to convert (an ion) into a neutral atom or molecule.
Usage- physical
- Rare
- Transitive
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For the experiments designed to study the effect of pH, aqueous solutions of NaOH were used. Approximately 3 mL of the aqueous phase was drawn out for sampling and a portion of this was used to determine the pH[…]. The other portion was analyzed after addition of HCl solution to bring the pH below 3.0 (to unionize the dissociated vinyl acids).
Synonym of deionize. Of an ionized substance, to return to a neutral state.
Usage- Intransitive
- physical
- Rare
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The water absorbency of the anionically starch-grafted AA/AM absorbent is markedly affected by the pH of the buffer solution at different ionic strengths. The charge of the ionic monomer affects the pH sensitivity of the superabsorbent polymers. An acidic superabsorbent normally ionizes at high pH but unionizes at low pH.
Verb
recruit for a union or organize into a union
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We don't allow people to come into our plant and try to unionize the workers
form or join a union
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The auto workers decided to unionize