'Federate' definitions:
Definition of 'federate'
From: WordNet
adjective
United under a central government [syn: federate, federated]
verb
Enter into a league for a common purpose; "The republics federated to become the Soviet Union" [syn: federate, federalize, federalise]
verb
Unite on a federal basis or band together as a league; "The country was federated after the civil war" [syn: federate, federalize, federalise]
Definition of 'Federate'
From: GCIDE
- Federate \Fed"er*ate\, a. [L. foederatus, p. p. of foederare to establish by treaty or league, fr. foedus. See Federal.] United by compact, as sovereignties, states, or nations; joined in confederacy; leagued; confederate; as, federate nations.
- Syn: federated. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'federate'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- act in concert,
- act together,
- affiliate,
- ally,
- amalgamate,
- associate,
- band,
- band together,
- be in cahoots,
- be in league,
- bunch,
- bunch up,
- cabal,
- cement a union,
- centralize,
- club,
- club together,
- coact,
- coalesce,
- collaborate,
- collude,
- combine,
- come together,
- concert,
- concord,
- concur,
- confederate,
- consociate,
- consolidate,
- conspire,
- cooperate,
- couple,
- do business with,
- federalize,
- fuse,
- gang,
- gang up,
- get heads together,
- get together,
- go in partners,
- go in partnership,
- go partners,
- hang together,
- harmonize,
- hold together,
- hook up,
- hook up with,
- join,
- join forces,
- join fortunes with,
- join in,
- join together,
- join up with,
- join with,
- keep together,
- league,
- league together,
- make common cause,
- marry,
- merge,
- organize,
- pair,
- pair off,
- partner,
- play ball,
- pull together,
- put heads together,
- reciprocate,
- stand together,
- stand up with,
- team up,
- team up with,
- team with,
- throw in together,
- throw in with,
- tie in,
- tie in with,
- tie up,
- tie up with,
- unionize,
- unite,
- unite efforts,
- unite with,
- wed,
- work together
Words containing 'Federate'
- Federal,
- Federalism,
- Federalized,
- Federalizing,
- Federation,
- Federative,
- federalization,
- federalize,
- federally,
- federated,
- Federal Congress,
- Federal Dam,
- Federal Heights,
- Federal Way,
- Federation squirrel,
- The Federal Congress,
- federal agency,
- federal agent,
- federal court,
- federal deficit,
- federal department,
- federal district,
- federal government,
- federal judiciary,
- federal office,
- federal official,
- federal party,
- federal reserve,
- federal soldier,
- federation of tribes,
- russian federation,
- Federal Dam, MN,
- Federal Heights, CO,
- Federal Way, WA,
- american federation of labor,
- capital of the russian federation,
- department of the federal government,
- federal aviation agency,
- federal bureau of investigation,
- federal bureau of prisons,
- federal communications commission,
- federal housing administration,
- federal protective service,
- federal republic of germany,
- federal republic of nigeria,
- federal republic of yugoslavia,
- federal reserve bank,
- federal reserve board,
- federal reserve note,
- federal reserve system,
- federal savings bank,
- federal security bureau,
- federal security service,
- federal tax lien,
- federal trade commission,
- federated states of micronesia,
- federative republic of brazil,
- make a federal case,
- Federal National Mortgage Association,
- federal democratic republic of ethiopia,
- federal deposit insurance corporation,
- federal emergency management agency,
- federal islamic republic of the comoros,
- federal job safety law,
- federation of saint kitts and nevis,
- federal home loan bank system,
- federal home loan mortgage corporation,
- federal law enforcement training center,
- russian soviet federated socialist republic,
- american federation of labor and congress of industrial organizations