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federate - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'federate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Federate [ a.]
- United by compact, as sovereignties, states, or nations; joined in confederacy; leagued; confederate; as, federate nations.

Meaning of 'federate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . federate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- unite on a federal basis or band together as a league
Example in sentence:
  • The country was federated after the civil war
Meaning (2):
- enter into a league for a common purpose
Example in sentence:
  • The republics federated to become the Soviet Union