federate

C1 Topic:Politics & International Affairs

US verb /ˈfed.ə.reɪt/ adj /ˈfed.ɚ.ət/ UK verb /ˈfed.ə.reɪt/ adj /ˈfed.ər.ət/ See IPA manual

Freq #236315

Meanings

1

verb
to unite states, organizations, or groups in a federation while allowing the members some independence

Several regional unions agreed to federate under a single national council.
2

adj
united in an alliance or federation

The constitution reserved significant powers for each federate state.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to unite states,... federalizeunite confederate

2 adj · united in an alliance or... federatedfederal confederate

Opposites

separate disunite secede

Word family

Forms federated

Derived forms federatedfederatingfederative

Related forms federal federation confederation

Etymology

From Latin foederatus, 'joined by treaty,' the past participle of foederare, 'to unite by agreement,' based on foedus (genitive foederis), 'treaty, covenant, or league.' The adjective describes members joined by such an agreement; the verb means to create that union.

Topics

Politics & International Affairs

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# federate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** verb, adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈfed.ə.reɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈfed.ə.reɪt/
**Frequency rank:** 236315

## Meanings
1. to unite states, organizations, or groups in a federation while allowing the members some independence
2. united in an alliance or federation

## Examples
- Several regional unions agreed to federate under a single national council.
- The constitution reserved significant powers for each federate state.

## Synonyms
- federalize
- unite
- confederate
- federated

## Antonyms
- separate
- disunite
- secede

## Derived Forms
- federated
- federating
- federative

## Related Forms
- federal
- federation
- confederation

## Etymology
From Latin foederatus, 'joined by treaty,' the past participle of foederare, 'to unite by agreement,' based on foedus (genitive foederis), 'treaty, covenant, or league.' The adjective describes members joined by such an agreement; the verb means to create that union.

## Topics
- Politics & International Affairs

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