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FEDERATE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
United under a central government
Synonyms:
federate; federated
Classified under:
Similar:
united (characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they federate ... he / she / it federates
Past simple: federated
Past participle: federated
-ing form: federating
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
