FEDERATE Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

federate

verb

ˈfe-də-ˌrāt

as in to cooperate

to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members in the years following World War II, the U.S. and the nations of western Europe made the decision to federate as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

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Recent Examples of federate The exec brought up how Arte federates a network of 14 public broadcasters, has programs available in seven languages, and maintains strong ties with the creative ecosystem across Europe. —

Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026 The nonprofit Ebell Club was chartered and federated on March 9, 1984, and since that time, members have raised more than $300,000 for numerous philanthropies both within the community and national organizations. —

Sharon Hlapcich, Oc Register, 17 Feb. 2026 Plus, there’s a social and federating function at play. —

Colton Valentine, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026 The order covers federated IT systems and mission platforms across all services. —

Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Jan. 2026 Nobody, however, brought up the rise of decentralized and federated social-media platforms like Bluesky and Mastodon. —

PC Magazine, 1 Nov. 2025 Malaysia's story illuminates how diverse communities can federate while preserving distinct identities. —

Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 Key steps include: Building A Robust Data Ecosystem Determining the optimal data ecosystem architecture, whether centralized or federated, involves balancing coordination with domain-specific needs, governance and scalability to maximize data value. —

Tina Chakrabarty, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025 The nonprofit Ebell Club was chartered and federated on March 9, 1984, and since that time members have raised more than $300,000 for numerous philanthropies both within the community, as well as national organizations. —

Sharon Hlapcich, Orange County Register, 20 Feb. 2025

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Candidates staked out starkly different views on California’s shield laws and whether the state should cooperate with out‑of‑state prosecutions of doctors.

— James Ward, USA Today, 15 May 2026
This comes after an apparent rift between local and federal authorities searching for Guthrie surfaced publicly last week when FBI Director Kash Patel accused Nanos’ department of not cooperating with the bureau during the case’s early days.

— Danielle Bacher, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026