Word Study
federate
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb federate has 2 senses
- federate(v = verb.change) federalise, federalize - enter into a league for a common purpose; "The republics federated to become the Soviet Union" is one way to merge, unify, unite
- federate(v = verb.change) federalise, federalize - unite on a federal basis or band together as a league; "The country was federated after the civil war" is one way to unify, unite
Sample sentence:
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Derived forms noun federation3, noun federation2, noun federation1
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
Adjective federate has 1 sense
- federate(s = adj.all) federated - united under a central government; Array
CIDE DICTIONARY
federate, a. [L. foederatus, p. p. of foederare to establish by treaty or league, fr. foedus. See Federal.].
United by compact, as sovereignties, states, or nations; joined in confederacy; leagued; confederate; as, federate nations. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
federate, v. & adj.
--v.tr. & intr. organize or be organized on a federal basis.
--adj. having a federal organization.
--v.tr. & intr. organize or be organized on a federal basis.
--adj. having a federal organization.
Derivative
federative adj.
Etymology
LL foederare foederat- (as FEDERAL)
THESAURUS
federate
act in concert, act together, affiliate, ally, amalgamate, associate, band, band together, be in cahoots, be in league, bunch, bunch up, cabal, cement a union, centralize, club, club together, coact, coalesce, collaborate, collude, combine, come together, concert, concord, concur, confederate, consociate, consolidate, conspire, cooperate, couple, do business with, federalize, fuse, gang, gang up, get heads together, get together, go in partners, go in partnership, go partners, hang together, harmonize, hold together, hook up, hook up with, join, join forces, join fortunes with, join in, join together, join up with, join with, keep together, league, league together, make common cause, marry, merge, organize, pair, pair off, partner, play ball, pull together, put heads together, reciprocate, stand together, stand up with, team up, team up with, team with, throw in together, throw in with, tie in, tie in with, tie up, tie up with, unionize, unite, unite efforts, unite with, wed, work together
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