federate

1 of 2

adjective

fed·​er·​ate ˈfe-d(ə-)rət 

: united in an alliance or federation : federated

federate

2 of 2

verb

fed·​er·​ate ˈfe-də-ˌrāt 

federated; federating

transitive verb

: to join in a federation

Synonyms of federate

Verb

• cooperate
• unite
• collaborate

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 Organization

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

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

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

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Latin foederatus, from foeder-, foedus

First Known Use

Adjective

1672, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1580, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for federate

• abdicate
• abrogate
• acetate
• activate
• actuate
• aggravate
• agitate
• alginate
• alienate
• allocate
• amputate
• angulate

Kids Definition

federate

verb

fed·​er·​ate

ˈfed-ə-ˌrāt

federated; federating

: to join in a federation