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Adjective: federate  fe-du-rut
  1. United under a central government
    - federated
Verb: federate  fe-du-rut
  1. Enter into a league for a common purpose
    "The republics federated to become the Soviet Union";
    - federalize, federalise [Brit]
     
  2. Unite on a federal basis or band together as a league
    "The country was federated after the civil war";
    - federalize, federalise [Brit]

Derived forms: federated, federates, federating

See also: united

Type of: merge, unify, unite

Encyclopedia: Federate