federate
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federate
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Synonyms & Antonyms for federate
Synonyms: Verb
ally, associate, band (together), club, coalesce, cohere, confederate, conjoin, cooperate, league, unite
Antonyms: Verb
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Examples of federate in a Sentence
Verb
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 OrganizationRecent Examples on the Web: Verb
The state could be federated into two parts, so that each side would enjoy a majority in its own areas. — Noah Feldman, The Denver Post, "Mideast can’t agree what one-state solution means," 20 Feb. 2017 The CTU would become a union that is federated, that represents multiple employers. — Juan Perez Jr., chicagotribune.com, "Charter school teachers to vote on proposal to merge with CTU," 4 June 2017 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. — David Wright, CNN, "Twitter d'oh-plomacy: Ukraine mocks Russia with Simpsons GIF," 30 May 2017 The club is the oldest federated Woman’s Club in South Florida. — Christina Mayo, miamiherald, "How a rapping Romeo and Juliet can target gun violence," 26 Apr. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'federate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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