English adjective: federate | |||
| 1. | federate united under a central government | ||
| Synonyms | federated | ||
| Similar | united | ||
| Antonyms | divided | ||
English verb: federate | |||
| 1. | federate (change) enter into a league for a common purpose | ||
| Samples | The republics federated to become the Soviet Union. | ||
| Synonyms | federalise, federalize | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | merge, unify, unite | ||
| 2. | federate (change) unite on a federal basis or band together as a league | ||
| Samples | The country was federated after the civil war. | ||
| Synonyms | federalise, federalize | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | unify, unite | ||