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Origin and Etymology of federate
Latin foederatus, from foeder-, foedus
Definition of federate
federated
;federating
transitive verb
: to join in a federation
Examples of federate in a Sentence
The independent provinces were federated to form a nation.
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
Recent Examples of federate from the Web
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The CTU would become a union that is federated, that represents multiple employers.
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The countries were sparring over the historical origins of Anna Yaroslavna, an 11th-century figure born in Kievan Rus -- then federated territory surrounding Kiev, now the capital of Ukraine -- and who went on to become queen of France.
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The club is the oldest federated Woman’s Club in South Florida.
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First Known Use of federate
1580
FEDERATE Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of federate for English Language Learners
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: to join (organizations, states, etc.) in a federation
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