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FEDERATE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

United under a central government

Synonyms:

federate; federated

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

united (characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Unite on a federal basis or band together as a league

Example:

The country was federated after the civil war

Synonyms:

federalise; federalize; federate

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "federate" is one way to...):

unify; unite (act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

federation (the act of constituting a political unity out of a number of separate states or colonies or provinces so that each member retains the management of its internal affairs)

federation (a union of political organizations)

federation (an organization formed by merging several groups or parties)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Enter into a league for a common purpose

Example:

The republics federated to become the Soviet Union

Synonyms:

federalise; federalize; federate

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "federate" is one way to...):

merge; unify; unite (become one)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

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