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adjective fed·er·ate \ ˈfe-d(ə-)rət \

Definition of federate

:united in an alliance or federation :federated

Origin and Etymology of federate

Latin foederatus, from foeder-, foedus

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verb fed·er·ate \ ˈfe-də-ˌrāt \

Definition of federate

federated; federating

transitive verb

:to join in a federation

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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

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. 2017
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

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