unionize
verb/ˈjuːniənaɪz/
/ˈjuːniənaɪz/
(British English also unionise)
[transitive, intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they unionize | /ˈjuːniənaɪz/ /ˈjuːniənaɪz/ |
| he / she / it unionizes | /ˈjuːniənaɪzɪz/ /ˈjuːniənaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple unionized | /ˈjuːniənaɪzd/ /ˈjuːniənaɪzd/ |
| past participle unionized | /ˈjuːniənaɪzd/ /ˈjuːniənaɪzd/ |
| -ing form unionizing | /ˈjuːniənaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈjuːniənaɪzɪŋ/ |
- unionize (somebody/something) to organize people to become members of a trade union; to become a member of a trade union
- a unionized workforce
- They were forbidden to unionize.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryUnionize is used with these nouns as the object:- worker
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